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Pakistan Army to Release IAF Pilot Tomorrow

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Here comes a piece of great news for Indians. Indian Air Force pilot who was taken into the custody by Pakistan Army is about to release the pilot tomorrow. This official statement was made by Prime minister of Pakistan , Imran Khan. The statement released mentioned, “As a peace gesture we are releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan tomorrow.” This surprise announcement came during his address to the joint session of Pakistan Parliament. We all know that at the early hours of yesterday there was air attack from Pakistan where India strongly befitted the rivals. In this attack, one of our MIG-21 flight subjected to damage and the wreckage fell in the borders of Pakistan LoC. The local police and army took into the custody of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan. For more details click here

Missing IAF Pilot is with Pakistan – It’s confirmed

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The Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed now that an Indian pilot is missing in action after a Mig-21 Bison fighter plane was lost, engaging with Pakistani jets after they violated Indian airspace. Pakistan claimed that 2 IAF pilots were captured by them and one of them is in hospital. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that Pakistani planes targeted military establishments in Jammu and Kashmir but were sent back by Indian forces. “Pakistan claims he is in their custody. We are ascertaining the facts,” Raveesh Kumar said. Indian forces shot down a Pakistani F-16 jet that violated the Indian air space this morning in retaliatory fire 3km within Pakistan territory in Lam valley. Pakistan also claimed they entered the Indian airspace and dropped bombs. Officials said there were no reports of any casualty. A parachute was seen when the Pakistani jet was shot down but the details of the pilot are yet to be known. For more details click here