Pakistani convoy arriving at border believed to be carrying captured Indian air force pilot Abhinandan #AbhinandanVarthaman #Abhinandanhttps://t.co/oXFJK9pthv pic.twitter.com/vglMkhKIzp — RT (@RT_com) March 1, 2019India has reportedly cancelled the flag-lowering ceremony on the border. He was rescued by the armed forces from a local mob chanting anti-India slogans. The move came after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Islamabad will release the captured pilot as a gesture of goodwill and to stress that Pakistan wanted peace. While in captivity, the IAF pilot was treated with respect and dignity by the Pakistani armed forces, a fact that the captured pilot acknowledged in a video released by the ISPR. PM to Modi: ‘Let better sense prevail’On February 27, Pakistan announced it had shot down two Indian fighter jets that attempted to violate its airspace and captured an Indian pilot.

Source: The Express Tribune March 01, 2019 10:58 UTC