LAHORE – Indian pilot Abhinandan has admitted that he was locating a targetin Pakistan when Pakistan Air Force aircraft shot down his fighter jet.
In a fresh video statement released Friday evening, the wing commander ofIndian Air Force expressed that he had to eject himself out of the fighterjet which was targeted by the Pakistan Air Force.
Abhinandan who would be handed over to India shortly also lavished praiseon Pakistan Army for its professional demeanour.
“Pakistan Army is very professional service. I see peace in it. I havespent time with the Pakistani Army, I am very impressed,” Abhinandan saidin his message.link
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Abhinandan also heaped scorn on Indian media for blowing events out ofproportion.
“When I landed I was carrying a pistol and there were a lot of peoplearound and I had only one way to save myself. I dropped my pistol and triedto run away. People followed me and they were charged,” the captured pilotsaid.
Abhinandan continued that at this time two soldiers from the Pakistan Armypulled over and saved him following which he was taken to a hospital foradditional medical aid.
Abhinandan Varthaman had landed inside Pakistani territory after his MiG-21Bison was shot down in a dogfight with PAF jets on Wednesday morning.
His release was announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan at a joint sessionof Parliament on Thursday after Pakistan a day prior had shot down twoIndian aircraft that had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and capturedWing Commander Abhinandan, something that came as an unexpected setback forIndia.
Pakistan carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian military jets onWednesday, a day after Indian warplanes violated Pakistan airspace for thefirst time since the 1971 war, prompting global powers to urge both of therival South Asian countries to exercise restraint.
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