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Pakistan releases Indian pilot captured amid showdown over Kashmir

Saturday, 02 March 2019 2:25 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 02 March 2019 2:30 AM ]

Indian policemen and media personnel wait for the return of Indian pilot Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at the India-Pakistan Wagah border on March 1, 2019. (AFP)

Kamran Yousaf
Press TV, Islamabad

Pakistan has released an Indian pilot whose jet was shot down during an aerial combat between the two neighbors. The Pakistani Prime Minister has described the move as a “peace gesture". Press TV’s Kamran Yousaf has the details.

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