In the wake of being in bondage since Wednesday , Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by the Pakistani officers , is set to touch base at the Wagah outskirt after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reported his discharge on Thursday. He has apparently achieved Lahore, which is a little more than 23 kilometers from the Wagah fringe.
He is relied upon to touch base at the outskirt at around 4 pm. IAF pilot’s catch in Pakistan happened in the midst of heightening military strain between the two nations. On Wednesday, IAF pilot Abhinandan’s MiG 21 had shot down Pakistan’s F-16 warrior stream before falling into a trap which prompted the accident of the contender fly he was flying.
Abhinandan arrived on Pakistani soil subsequent to launching from his stream and was captured by the Pakistani powers. Nonetheless, it is trusted India set back-channel conciliatory weight with the assistance of partners to make Pakistan discharge the pilot right away.
On Thursday, Imran Khan declared in the Pakistan National Assembly that Abhinandan would be without set as ‘peace gesture’. India has in the mean time kept up that Pakistan is obliged to discharge the pilot under the Geneva Conventions.
5.16pm: High Commission delegation has reached the Wagah border to receive Abhinandan; the Air Force and Civil Hospital ambulance have also been deployed.
5.09pm: The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition to stop the release of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
4.53pm: Wing Commander’s medical check-up is being conducted; he will cross India in minutes.
4.38pm: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman could cross India anytime soon. Visuals from Attari-Wagah border; Wing Commander Abhinandan to be received by a team of Indian Air Force.