Pakistan Hands Over Captured Indian Pilot At Tense Border Checkpoint
The pilot was captured earlier this week after his MiG-21 fighter jet was shot down over the Pakistani-administered sector of disputed Kashmir.
An Indian fighter pilot shot down and captured by Pakistan has been released in a goodwill gesture that could defuse the gravest crisis in the disputed border region in years.
Pakistani TV showed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman dressed in civilian clothes â a navy blazer and khaki pants â walking across the Wagah border crossing into India after dark on Friday. He was accompanied by an Indian diplomat, and a Red
