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Indians assemble in large numbers to welcome IAF pilot Abhinandan

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Indians assemble in large numbers to welcome IAF pilot Abhinandan
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Indians assemble in large numbers to welcome IAF pilot Abhinandan Hundreds of people started reaching  Attari-Wagah check point on Friday morning to welcome fighter pilot Wg Cdr Abhinandan Vartharaman. He is expected to be released on Friday afternoon.
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Also Read: Here are some key developments on the Indo-Pak front Thursday According to media reports, they have assembled there to welcome the country’s hero back home. They wanted to give him a grand welcome. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced that the Indian Pilot, Abhinanadan Varthaman will be released in the afternoon.
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Also Read: Indian Air Force ever-ready to meet any contingency; Rafale jets, S-400 missiles will boost capabilities: Chief B S Dhanoa Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s parents also reached the Attari border to welcome their son back home. His father Air Marshal S. Varthaman (Retired) and mother Shobha Varthaman were cheered by passengers when they boarded a flight from Chennai to New Delhi. Pakistan on Wednesday captured Abhinandan Varthaman after his MIG-21 fighter jet was hit by Pakistan Air Force near LoC in Jammu & Kashmir. According to media reports, he was first taken to Lahore from Rawalpindi. He was handed over to the International Committee of Red Cross under the rules of Geneva Convention. IAF pilot Abhinandan Indians assemble in large numbers to welcome IAF pilot Abhinandan Also Read: Pakistan to release Indian pilot tomorrow as peace gesture Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced that Pakistan will release Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan. He further said that Pakistan is releasing Indian pilot tomorrow as a goodwill gesture. Abhinandan Indians assemble in large numbers to welcome IAF pilot Abhinandan - PTC NEWS-
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