Procedural delays and issues relating to documentation held up the release of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman to India by Pakistan for several hours Friday, official sources said.
Documentation, Procedural Delays Held Up Release Of IAF Pilot Abhinandan By Pak For Several Hours
The sources said Pakistan postponed the time of his release twice
Initially the 온라인카지노 authorities indicated that Wing Commander Varthaman would be handed over to India at around 4 PM, and later they said he would be released at around 6:30 PM.
However, he finally emerged at 9.10 pm 온라인카지노 time at the Wagah checkpost on the Pakistani side, accompanied by Pakistani Rangers and India's air attache posted at the 온라인카지노 High Commission in Islamabad.
The sources said Pakistan postponed the time of his release twice.
Varthaman was captured by Pakistani authorities on February 27 after an air combat between the air forces of the two countries, a day after New Delhi had conducted counter-terror operations in Pakistan's Balakot.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing a special joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday announced his release as a "peace gesture". However, India has been maintaining that Pakistan's decision is in consonance with the Geneva Convention.
The Pakistani government was under tremendous international pressure to de-escalate the tensions with India and release the captured pilot.
PTI
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