"Qatal Ki Raat": PM Modi had planned 12 missiles strikes on Pakistan
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Patan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said he had warned Pakistan of consequences if it had not returned Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. A
ddressing a poll rally at Patan in his home state Gujarat, he also took a jibe at NCP leader Sharad Pawar, saying if he is unaware of his next move, then how Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan can gauge what he will do.
Following the air strike at Balakot terror camp in Pakistan, there was a dogfight between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes on February 27 in which IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by the neighbouring country.
He was released on the night of March 1 by Pakistan.
Referring to it, Modi said after the pilot was caught, the opposition started seeking a reply from him over this. "We conducted a press conference and warned Pakistan that if anything happened to our pilot, you will keep telling the world that Modi did this to you," he said.
"A senior American official said on the second day that Modi has kept ready 12 missiles and might attack and the situation will deteriorate.
Pakistan announced to return the pilot on the second day, else it was going to be a "qatal ki raat'," Modi said.