Decisi­on to releas­e Abhina­ndan simply follow intern­ationa­l norms: Air Vice Marsha­ll RGK Kapoor­NEW DELHI: Indian forces remain on a “heightened” state of alert despite Pakistan’s efforts to deescalate tensions and announcement to free a captured pilot, top Indian military chiefs said on Thursday. Top generals from the Indian air force, army and navy also renewed claims that India had shot down a Pakistani F-16 jet. Prime Minister Imran Khan said authorities would release him as a “peace gesture”. But India’s Air Vice Marshall RGK Kapoor said the decision to free the pilot, though welcome, simply followed international norms around prisoners of war. “We only see it as a gesture which is in consonance with all Geneva conventions.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune February 28, 2019 15:00 UTC