The Pakistan government is mulling over registering a treason case against a senior Opposition leader for his controversial statement that the country handed over captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman to India under pressure, a top minister has said.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was not physically tortured by his Pakistanis but subjected to a lot of "mental harassment" during the nearly 60 hours he spent in their custody, news agency ANI quoted sources as saying on Saturday.
The pilot was captured on February 27 by Pakistan following a dogfight between the two air forces in which his MIG-21 was shot down.
The long drawn day which swung between hope and despair ended with joy as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman walked back into India with his head held high. The smiling face of the IAF pilot, who returned to India after almost 60 hours in Pak captivity, was a huge sigh of relief for the nation, that awaited his arrival with bated breath.
Virat Kohli, who is all set to lead India out tomorrow in the first ODI of the five-match series against Australia in Hyderabad, took to Twitter to express his happiness.
No, she was not his wife or family. She is Dr Fariha Bugti, Director India in Pakistan's Foreign Office.
IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has finally returned to India. It took almost nine hours for Pakistan after IAF Pilot was brought to their base near Wagah border. Abhinandan was composure personified when he walked back. Watch the moment when Abhinandan returned to India:
A large number of people from different walks of life thronged the Attari border on Friday to witness the return of their "hero" Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who is expected to touch home soil after his release from Pakistan.
The day slipped into sunset and then night but the wait for Wing Commander Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan on Wednesday and was released on Friday, continued.
Amid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, the captured Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, is going to be handed over to India today.
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India awaits the return of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan during an aerial combat.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot left Lahore in a convoy comprising vehicles of the Pakistani government officials.
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