Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was taken prisoner by Pakistan after his MiG 21 aircraft was shot down on February 27, has been transferred out of the Srinagar airbase, a senior Defence Ministry official who did not want to be named said Saturday. A day earlier, IAF fighters had hit a JeM training camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was taken prisoner by Pakistan after his aircraft was shot down over the Line of Control (LoC). Under pressure from India, Wing Commander Abhinandan was released by Pakistan on March 1. The fighter pilot is currently awaiting medical clearance to resume flying a combat aircraft.

Source: Hindustan Times April 20, 2019 15:33 UTC