Islamabad: Hours after a Pakistan activist filed a writ petition in a Pakistan Court challenging the release of the Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, it is now being reported that the Islamabad High Court has rejected the plea.
Abhinandan Varthaman is expected to come to India via the Attari border in Amritsar district. It remains to be seen whether the petition will be admitted for hearing.
In a joint parliament session, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman tomorrow. Reports emerging suggest that Group Captain JD Kurien who is an Air Attache to Pakistan will bring the IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan to India via Wagah border.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh earlier extended his wish of receiving Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from the Wagah border, to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Tensions between India and Pakistan reached high on Wednesday as the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in a press bring on Wednesday afternoon, confirmed that an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot has gone missing in action and has acknowledged that Pakistan has claimed that the pilot is in their captivity. The captured IAF pilot is Abhinandan Varthaman, a MiG 21 Bison pilot. This comes after the conflict between Indian and Pakistan escalated on Wednesday after the Pakistan Air Force violated Indian airspace in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Nowshera sectors. While Indian officials said that a Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jet was shot down in Jammu, Pakistan has claimed to have shot down two IAF aircraft and arrested two pilots.
Pakistan activist files plea against release of IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman: Report
