Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, taken captive by Pakistan yesterday, will be released tomorrow as a "gesture of peace", Imran Khan has declared. The Pakistan Prime Minister was speaking at the country's parliament.
"Yesterday I tried to call (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi to say that we don't want escalation. Our push for de-escalation doesn't mean we are afraid," Imran Khan said.
"We have an Indian pilot. As a peace gesture, we will release him tomorrow."
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured yesterday after an aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes.
Before his capture, he shot down two Pakistani pilots and hit an F-16 jet, said the government.