Decision on handing over captured pilot in a day or two: Pakistan
Srinagar: A day after India took strong objection to the capture of an Indian Air Force pilot by Pakistan Army, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said that the IAF pilot held captive by Pakistan is “safe and healthy” and Islamabad will decide on the status of captive Indian pilot in a couple of days.
“India has raised the matter of the pilot with us. We’ll decide in a couple of days what convention will apply to him and whether to give him Prisoner of War status or not,” Dr Faisal was quoted as saying by Dawn.
Meanwhile, Indian Defence Ministry officials on Thursday said that violation of Indian airspace by Pakistani fighter jets was an attack on military installations and the IAF pilot was “ill treated by the Pakistan Army in violation of the Geneva Convention”.
KV Online
