Pak army chief feared ‘hard action’ by India if IAF pilot not returned: Ex-envoy
He also claimed that then Pakistan PM Imran Khan wanted to speak to PM Modi but the latter didn't take his call.
He also claimed that then Pakistan PM Imran Khan wanted to speak to PM Modi but the latter didn't take his call.
Varthaman was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27, 2019 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with the Pakistani jets. Before his jet was hit, he downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter.
PML-N leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had said that "legs were shaking and forehead perspiring" at a meeting of Pakistan's top leaders wherein Foreign Minister pleaded to release Wing Commander Abhinandan.
Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry medal, one of India’s top military honours, on Independence Day.
Sachin, the former Indian captain and one of the all-time greats of the game, was conferred with the Group Captain rank in September 2010.
The MEA spokesperson further said that India has asked the US to also examine whether the use of F-16 against India is in accordance with the terms and conditions of sale.
In his two-page letter, former Navy chief Admiral L Ramdas said the armed forces have always prided themselves on belonging to a structure, an ethos and an environment which have been both apolitical and secular.
Param Vir Chakra 'is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air.'
The IAF on February 28 displayed a piece of an AMRAAM missile which landed in an Indian military compound when Pakistan launched an attack along the LoC.
There could have been several reasons behind Mr. Imran Khan’s ‘magnanimous gesture’ as he put it, the main being the intense pressure being put on Pakistan by the international community led by America and Saudi Arabia.
