Pakistan returns to Indian pilots as scheduled to ease tensions between the two countries
The Pakistani military returned to the Indian government the Indian Air Force pilot Abinanda Dan Walsam, who was captured in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on February 27.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the day before that Pakistan decided to release the Indian pilots to express "goodwill" and ease tensions with India.
[Placing as scheduled]
The Associated Press reported that the Pakistani side sent a team of guns and live ammunition. Earlier in the day, Abi Nandan was escorted from the eastern city of Lahore to the border crossing of India and Pakistan.
The inhabitants of the Indian side heard the news and gathered on both sides of the road to welcome the pilot back.
The "MiG-21" fighter plane that Abi Nandan drove crashed in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. In the video released by the Pakistani side, he claimed to be treated well by the Palestinians.
The conflict between India and Pakistan in Kashmir entered the fourth day on March 1. On February 26, the Indian Air Force launched a "attack" to launch an air strike, surpassing the actual control line of Kashmir India and Pakistan and bombing the camp of the religious extremist armed group "Muhammad Army". The ground forces of both sides have successively shelled each other and the situation in Kashmir has suddenly become tense.
India-controlled Kashmir fired at least 40 Indian Central Reserve Police soldiers on February 14 in an explosion. The "Muhammad Army" claimed to launch an attack.
The Indian side has identified Pakistan as supporting the "Muhammad Army." The Palestinian side denied this statement.
[Open Airspace]
The Pakistani civil aviation administration announced on March 1 that it partially opened up the previously closed airspace and first resumed flights to and from Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta.
Amir Mahbub, spokesperson for the Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority, told AFP that the airspace is scheduled to open at 1700 local time (21:00 on the 1st, Beijing time), and other airspace will be opened. It is recommended that passengers travel to air carriers. Learn more about travel.
Affected by the conflict, the Palestinian side temporarily closed the airspace on February 27, causing most flights between Southeast Asia and European countries to be cancelled or diverted.
A number of operators such as Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Air Canada were affected. Thai Airways cancelled nearly 30 flights to major European cities, affecting 5,000 passengers.
At the request of ICAO, China opened some of China's airspace and routes for foreign airlines to divert.
[still not quite flat]
The tension in the Kashmir region has prompted the international community to unanimously call on both sides to restrain and ease the situation.
The Pakistani Prime Minister told the National Assembly on February 28 that "two countries with weapons of mass destruction should not go to the path of war." The Palestinians adopted a cautious and restrained attitude and sought peace with India. He stressed that the efforts of the Palestinian side to ease the situation should not be regarded as weak.
On the day of the Palestinian side’s statement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the cabinet security meeting that the escalation of the conflict prompted the Indian side to change its strategy. He also warned that India will not give up the strike option if it is aware of the attack attempt against the Indian side.
Some analysts believe that the election of the lower house of the Indian parliament is imminent, and Modi is facing the pressure of election campaign.
Residents of the Pakistani border town of Jihhot said that the shelling of the Indian and Pakistani sides continued until the morning of March 1, and more than 200 people hid in a military resettlement camp 20 kilometers away. On the Indian-controlled Kashmir side, the police said one person was injured in the shelling and two houses were damaged
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the day before that Pakistan decided to release the Indian pilots to express "goodwill" and ease tensions with India.
[Placing as scheduled]
The Associated Press reported that the Pakistani side sent a team of guns and live ammunition. Earlier in the day, Abi Nandan was escorted from the eastern city of Lahore to the border crossing of India and Pakistan.
The inhabitants of the Indian side heard the news and gathered on both sides of the road to welcome the pilot back.
The "MiG-21" fighter plane that Abi Nandan drove crashed in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. In the video released by the Pakistani side, he claimed to be treated well by the Palestinians.
The conflict between India and Pakistan in Kashmir entered the fourth day on March 1. On February 26, the Indian Air Force launched a "attack" to launch an air strike, surpassing the actual control line of Kashmir India and Pakistan and bombing the camp of the religious extremist armed group "Muhammad Army". The ground forces of both sides have successively shelled each other and the situation in Kashmir has suddenly become tense.
India-controlled Kashmir fired at least 40 Indian Central Reserve Police soldiers on February 14 in an explosion. The "Muhammad Army" claimed to launch an attack.
The Indian side has identified Pakistan as supporting the "Muhammad Army." The Palestinian side denied this statement.
[Open Airspace]
The Pakistani civil aviation administration announced on March 1 that it partially opened up the previously closed airspace and first resumed flights to and from Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta.
Amir Mahbub, spokesperson for the Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority, told AFP that the airspace is scheduled to open at 1700 local time (21:00 on the 1st, Beijing time), and other airspace will be opened. It is recommended that passengers travel to air carriers. Learn more about travel.
Affected by the conflict, the Palestinian side temporarily closed the airspace on February 27, causing most flights between Southeast Asia and European countries to be cancelled or diverted.
A number of operators such as Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Air Canada were affected. Thai Airways cancelled nearly 30 flights to major European cities, affecting 5,000 passengers.
At the request of ICAO, China opened some of China's airspace and routes for foreign airlines to divert.
[still not quite flat]
The tension in the Kashmir region has prompted the international community to unanimously call on both sides to restrain and ease the situation.
The Pakistani Prime Minister told the National Assembly on February 28 that "two countries with weapons of mass destruction should not go to the path of war." The Palestinians adopted a cautious and restrained attitude and sought peace with India. He stressed that the efforts of the Palestinian side to ease the situation should not be regarded as weak.
On the day of the Palestinian side’s statement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the cabinet security meeting that the escalation of the conflict prompted the Indian side to change its strategy. He also warned that India will not give up the strike option if it is aware of the attack attempt against the Indian side.
Some analysts believe that the election of the lower house of the Indian parliament is imminent, and Modi is facing the pressure of election campaign.
Residents of the Pakistani border town of Jihhot said that the shelling of the Indian and Pakistani sides continued until the morning of March 1, and more than 200 people hid in a military resettlement camp 20 kilometers away. On the Indian-controlled Kashmir side, the police said one person was injured in the shelling and two houses were damaged
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