Patan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said he had warned Pakistan ofconsequences if it had not returned Indian Air Force pilot AbhinandanVarthaman. A

ddressing a poll rally at Patan in his home state Gujarat, he also took ajibe 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 adogfight between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes on February 27 inwhich IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by theneighbouring country.

He was released on the night of March 1 by Pakistan.

Referring to it, Modi said after the pilot was caught, the oppositionstarted seeking a reply from him over this. “We conducted a pressconference and warned Pakistan that if anything happened to our pilot, youwill 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 ready12 missiles and might attack and the situation will deteriorate.

Pakistan announced to return the pilot on the second day, else it was goingto be a “qatal ki raat’,” Modi said.