Pak Gesture To Release Air Force Pilot In Keeping With Geneva Convention: Indian Military

Pak Gesture To Release Air Force Pilot In Keeping With Geneva Convention: Indian Military

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier said that his country was taking the step as a "peace gesture" aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two countries.

The military chief welcomed news of the Indian Air Force pilot's imminent return.
New Delhi: 
The Indian Air Force today said that they do not see Pakistan's decision to release captured Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman only as an action being taken by the neighbouring country in keeping with the Geneva Convention.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier said that his country was taking the step as a "peace gesture" aimed at de-escalating tensions with India. The news was cheered by many.
"As far as the IAF is concerned, we are happy that our pilot - who is in Pakistan's custody - is returning... but we only see it as a gesture in compliance with the Geneva Convention," Air-Vice Marshal RGK Kapur said at a joint briefing of the Army, Air Force and the Navy today.
Wing Commander Varthaman was taken into custody by the Pakistan administration on Wednesday, after his jet plummeted on the other side of the border while in hot pursuit of rival F-16 fighters that were targeting Indian military facilities in retaliation to an IAF strike on a Pakistani terror camp. 

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