Pakistan hands captured fighter pilot back to India

[brooklynite]

Source: CBS News

Delhi -- There were celebrations in India on Friday as Pakistan released fighter pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. He was captured by Pakistan's military on Wednesday morning after his fighter jet was shot down in a dogfight along the two nations' disputed border.


On Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his country would release the Indian pilot as a "peace gesture" in a bid to de-escalate soaring tension after days of cross-border military action between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Friday:

Link to tweet

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-india-pilot-abhinandan-varthaman-returned-after-clashes-kashmir/

[dameatball]

1. This seems to be a good sign. At least I hope so.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

2. Was hoping this would calm things down

But it hasn't. Hearing that there is fighting all up and down the LOC, both sides shelling each other. Rumor(wholly unconfirmed) on social media is satellite images show Pakistan moving their TEL's out from their bunkers. If true, definitely not a good sign.

[JI7]

3. india embarrassed themselves.

idiots hungry was revenge and the PM attacks based more on the elections coming up than having some actual strategy.

[ripcord]

4. Now if Pakistan would just stop the cross border terror attacks

[Demonaut]

5. a great way to test weapons in actual combat