Pakistan says captured Indian fighter pilot will be released Friday
By Joanna Slater and Joanna Slater Foreign correspondent covering South Asia Email Bio Follow Shaiq Hussain February 28 at 7:16 AM NEW DELHI — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told parliament Thursday that his country will shortly release an Indian pilot it captured the day before, calling it a “peace gesture” one day after Pakistan and India engaged in their first their first aerial combat in nearly 50 years.
The United States and other countries called upon India and Pakistan to cease military action after two days of tit-for-tat airstrikes where both claimed to have shot down the other’s fighter jets and Pakistan captured an Indian pilot. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the opening ceremony for the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not yet commented on the impending release of the pilot. He also remained silent after the situation escalated on Wednesday, spurring speculation that India could be preparing further military action.
Indian government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said their main priority was to see Pakistan take steps against militant groups like Jaish-e-Muhammad. The spokesman for Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, Muhammad Faisal, confirmed that it had received a file from India containing details on the Feb. 14 attack. “Action will be taken on any actionable intelligence, if found in the dossier, ” he said.
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