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Indian High Commissioner visits Pak Foreign Office ahead of pilot release
March 01, 2019
ISLAMABAD, Mar 01 (INP): Indian acting High Commissioner on Friday arrived at the Foreign Office where he was formally informed about handing over of captured Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
There are reports that the pilot would be returned to Indian officials around 3:00 pm.
[timed-content-server show="03/02/2019 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]The sources said officials of the Indian High Commission would receive the detainee. An Indian group captain who has left for Lahore with travel documents for Abhinandan Varthaman would escort the pilot to his country, the sources said Abhinandan was shot down over Kashmir on Wednesday, after a dogfight in the skies over the disputed Himalayan region which sent tensions between India and Pakistan to their highest levels in years and alarmed world powers, who issued calls for restraint. Media reports have said Abhinandan could return through the Wagah crossing gate, famed for hosting a daily ceremony by Indian and Pakistani soldiers at sundown. INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]
