- The Pakistani Army publishes a new interview with Abhinandan after his capture.
- Indian Air Force wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman says he wants to live in a peaceful environment.
- Abhinandan says he was very impressed by the chivalry shown by the Pakistani army.
Indian Air Force Pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman believed "there is no reason" for Pakistan and India to continue hostilities and called for peace between the two neighbors.
"I see no reason for us to continue any hostilities," Abhinandan can be heard saying in a new video posted by the Pakistani Army on the second anniversary of Operation Swift Retort.
The video appears to be part of the same interview that aired two years ago shortly after Abhinandan's capture.
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down two Indian planes within Pakistani airspace in 2019 and arrested the Indian pilot.
The IAF pilot can be heard saying in the video that war happens between countries when "there is no peace", adding that he wants to live in a peaceful environment.
"I don't know what we must do to achieve peace, but I just know that there must be peace," says the wing commander.
During the video, the wing commander also spoke about Kashmir, saying that neither he nor the Pakistanis know “what is happening to a Kashmir”.
"We must think with a calm head," says the pilot.
“I saw both countries when I was parachuting down and I couldn't differentiate between the two countries from above,” observes the Indian pilot.
He tells his interviewer that both countries are "beautiful."
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“When I fell, I didn't know if I was in Pakistan or my own country, India. For me, both countries looked the same, the people also looked the same ”, says the pilot.
The pilot said that he was seriously injured when he was thrown from his plane and once he landed he was unable to move. He added that after landing, he tried to find out what country he was in.
“When it seemed to me that he was not in my country, I tried to run,” says the Indian pilot, adding that a “charged” crowd tried to capture him too, but he was saved by the Pakistani army.
“At that time, two soldiers from the Pakistan Army came and captured me and saved me from there. A captain from the Pakistani army came and saved me from these people. "
The Indian pilot says that after he was captured, the Pakistani captain took him to his unit, where he was given first aid.
"After that, they took me to the hospital where they examined me and gave me more help," recalls the pilot.
After the fact, the wing commander commented that he found the Pakistan Army to be a "very fine", "professional" and "chivalrous" force.
"I am very impressed by the chivalry shown by the Pakistani military."
Pakistan shoots down two Indian planes
Two years ago, on February 27, then-Pakistani military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor had confirmed that two IAF fighter jets had been shot down after they crossed the LoC and entered Pakistani airspace.
"One of the planes fell into AJK while the other fell into IoK," he had said.
Pakistan's swift response came a day after IAF jets intruded into Pakistani territory and dropped their payload on a hillside in Balakot, fleeing as the PAF jets moved.
Major General Asif Ghafoor had said: "Two Indian planes entered Pakistani airspace and the FAP confronted them. The two planes were shot down, one fell into our space and the other on its side."
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