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| First VIDEO of freed Indian pilot emerges online | First VIDEO of freed Indian pilot emerges online |
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| The first footage of the Indian Air Force commander, who was shot down and captured in an aerial skirmish between India and Pakistan this week, shows Abhinandan Varthaman speaking against a white wall in a heavily-edited video. | The first footage of the Indian Air Force commander, who was shot down and captured in an aerial skirmish between India and Pakistan this week, shows Abhinandan Varthaman speaking against a white wall in a heavily-edited video. |
| Varthaman, seen wearing an Indian Air Force uniform, says the Pakistani military was “professional” in treating him. | Varthaman, seen wearing an Indian Air Force uniform, says the Pakistani military was “professional” in treating him. |
| “I see peace in it. I have spent time with the Pakistani army. I am impressed,” Varthaman says in the part he delivered in English. | “I see peace in it. I have spent time with the Pakistani army. I am impressed,” Varthaman says in the part he delivered in English. |
| Varthaman’s jet was hit this Wednesday during a dogfight involving Indian MiG-21s and Pakistani F-16s. He ejected from the plane but landed in the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir. | Varthaman’s jet was hit this Wednesday during a dogfight involving Indian MiG-21s and Pakistani F-16s. He ejected from the plane but landed in the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir. |
| He was captured by locals, with videos on social media showing the pilot being attacked by an angry mob and Pakistani troops trying to evacuate him. | He was captured by locals, with videos on social media showing the pilot being attacked by an angry mob and Pakistani troops trying to evacuate him. |
| The next day, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Varthaman would be released on Friday as “a peace gesture” and the handover took place. | The next day, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Varthaman would be released on Friday as “a peace gesture” and the handover took place. |
| A military convoy, which set out from the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, delivered the man to the border where he was greeted by a crowd of Indian residents who chanted and waved national flags. | A military convoy, which set out from the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, delivered the man to the border where he was greeted by a crowd of Indian residents who chanted and waved national flags. |
| Varthaman walked across the border into India, near the town of Wagah, just before 9pm local time (1600 GMT), Pakistani media reported. | |
| Tension between the two nuclear powers spiked after a deadly suicide attack on Indian security forces in mid-February in the disputed Kashmir region and an Indian air raid on what it said was a terrorist camp inside Pakistani territory. | Tension between the two nuclear powers spiked after a deadly suicide attack on Indian security forces in mid-February in the disputed Kashmir region and an Indian air raid on what it said was a terrorist camp inside Pakistani territory. |
| Islamabad retaliated and warplanes from the two countries engaged in a massive dogfight. According to NDTV, eight Indian MiG-21s intercepted 24 Pakistani F-16s during the engagement. The Indian Air Force claims that one of its MiG-21 Bison aircraft shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 during the encounter. | Islamabad retaliated and warplanes from the two countries engaged in a massive dogfight. According to NDTV, eight Indian MiG-21s intercepted 24 Pakistani F-16s during the engagement. The Indian Air Force claims that one of its MiG-21 Bison aircraft shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 during the encounter. |
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