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Announcement of release of IAF Wing Commander a 'welcome step': UN
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [US], Mar 1 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday called the announcement of a release of Indian Pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan by Pakistan a "welcome step".
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Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar appointed as chief of Western Air Comm
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.
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Punjab CM offers to receive Abhinandan at border, tweets to PM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has offered to receive Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at the border on his arrival from Pakistan.
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Pakistan will release Wing Commander Abhinandan tomorrow: Imran Khan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan) Feb 28 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced that Indian Pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan will be released on Friday as a peace gesture.
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Pakistan targeted Indian Military Installation, violated Geneva Convention
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): India believes that the air intrusion by Pakistan on Wednesday was an attack on the military installation on the Indian side, while adding that Islamabad also violated the Geneva Convention by mistreating the captured Indian Air Force pilot, Defence Ministry
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Wreckage of downed Pak F-16 seen in PoK
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 28 (ANI): Wreckage of the F-16 Pakistan Air Force jet, which was shot down by the Indian Air Force on Wednesday, was seen being inspected by Pakistan military officers in PoK, sources said on Thursday.
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Indian pilot shot in leg in PoK while swallowing documents, maps
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 28 (ANI): After the 'missing in action' Indian Air Force pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army after his MiG-21 Bison jet crashed on Pakistani soil, Pakistan-based newspaper Dawn claimed that a boy shot at the Indian pilot identified as Wing Commander Abhinand
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People in Varanasi pray for safe return of IAF pilot in Pak custody
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Scores of people residing in Varanasi on Thursday offered prayers wishing for the early and safe return of Indian Air Force (IAF) official, who was detained by Pakistan following an air battle by forces of the two countries.
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Air strike will help us win 22 LS seats in K'taka, says BSY
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa opined that the air strike recently carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Pakistan has titled things in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's favour and will help the win 22 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka in
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh calls for emergency meeting; border districts on
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): In the backdrop of aerial strikes conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) at a training terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday Doeke village of Amritsar remained calm, located near the Line of Control.
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India-Pakistan tension: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh advocates 'no war'
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 27 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday hoped that there would be no war between India and Pakistan amidst the growing cross-border tensions between the two countries.
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Bollywood celebrities pray for safe release of Wing Commander Abhinandan f
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The Indian government recently confirmed that an Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander piloting a MiG-21 fighter jet has not returned, after Pakistan claimed that it had arrested IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan.
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