Captured Indian pilot brought to border in 'peace gesture' by Pakistani officials
Welcome news: Children hold banners and flags on a street in Mumbai after Pakistan said it would release an Indian air force pilot today. Photo: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
Officials from Pakistan have brought the Indian pilot captured from a downed plane to a border crossing with India for a handover.
The pilot, identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, was taken in a convoy that set out from the eastern city of Lahore to the border crossing at Wagah, escorted by military vehicles.
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