Abhinandan Varthaman will be sent back home tomorrow

India-Pakistan tensions


Mehbooba hails decision
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has hailed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. She has also asked the Indian leadership to reciprocate to the peace offer.
: From what we hear, a CCS meeting will be held before the Cabinet meeting NSA Ajit Doval and the chiefs of Navy, Army and Air will also attend the meeting and brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latest developments.
India trends Welcome Back Abhinandan as IAF hero comes home from Pakistan tomorrow
Emotions run high in India as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said that Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be sent back home tomorrow. Abhinandan was captured by the Pakistani Army after the MiG-21 Bison jet that he was flying was shot down by the Pakistani Air Force. Abhinandan was kept in Pakistan custody as pressure from all over the world mounted on the neighbouring country to release the pilot. Soon after the news of Abhinandan's release broke, Twitter users took to the micro-blogging platform to say Welcome Back Abhinandan.
: Abhinandan's father thanks people for being with family in hour of need
The father of Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an air combat, on Thursday said he was proud of his son's bravery and thanked the people for their support and good wishes. In a statement, Abhinandan's father S Varthaman, who was an Air Marshall, referred to a purported video of his son after his capture, and said he spoke like a "true soldier" despite being in captivity and that he was praying he would not get tortured in the neighbouring country and return home "safe and sound". In the evening India erupted in joy when Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan announced that Abhinandan will be released on Friday as a "gesture of peace". The family of Abhinandan has an excellent track record of serving the Indian Air Force for generations since the second World War and his father besides being an ace pilot was a consultant for Mani Ratnam's film "Kaatru Veliyidai".
: From what we hear, the IAF pilot will be released through the Wagah-Attari border