War Futile, Let's Settle This with Talks, Urges Imran
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SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 12 SPORT 14 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL CALLING TRUMP, KIM HANDSHAKE INDIAN EVES TO FACE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR PAKISTAN’S BLUFF KICKS OFF SUMMIT ENGLAND IN 3RD ODI CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 57 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 NAWAZUDDIN IS A MASTER: SHWETA} } 13 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com PAK ESCALATES TENSION AIRLINES REROUTE PAF violates Indian India demands safe return FLIGHTS AS PAK CLOSES AIRSPACE airspace; IAF shoots New Delhi: Various airlines of IAF officer immediately such as Air India, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways and Singapore down 1, but loses 1 Airlines on Wednesday New Delhi raps Pak announced they were rerouting RAHUL DUTTA n NEW DELHI military ethics,” Pakistani mil- for ‘vulgar display’ their flights as Pakistan closed itary spokesperson Major its airspace in the wake of day after India’s punitive air General Asif Ghafoor said in of the injured pilot escalating tensions with India. Astrikes against terrorist the evening after claiming in “Inbound and Outbound flights camps in Pakistan, the possi- the morning that two IAF in its detention from USA and Europe for Delhi bility of a major escalation pilots were captured. PNS n NEW DELHI are being re-routed through increased with both the sides Incidentally, during the Ahmedabad and Mumbai,” Air downing one fighter jet of each Kargil war in 1999, an IAF pilot ndia has taken strong excep- India tweeted. other and Islamabad capturing K Nachiketa was captured by Ition to “vulgar display” by an IAF pilot who landed in its the Pakistanis and released Pakistan of an injured IAF 4 INDIAN PASSENGERS territory after ejecting from the after some days as per Geneva pilot in its detention and STRANDED AT LAHORE shot-down jet. Convention norms regarding demanded his immediate and Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, with Indian Air Force Air Vice Lahore: Four Indian passengers His captivity is now in the treatment of prisoners of war safe return. Pakistan detained Marshal RGK Kapoor, gives a statement in New Delhi on Wednesday AP focus with the Indian (POW). Wing Commander are stranded at the Lahore Government assessing all pros Giving details of the Abhinandan Varthaman fol- conveyed strong objection to expects his immediate and safe airport after the Pakistan's Civil and cons to ensure his safe Pakistani action on Wednesday lowing a fierce engagement the neighbouring country at return,” the MEA said. Aviation Authority (CAA) closed return even as countering morning, the External Affairs between air forces of the two the “vulgar display” of an News agency PTI reported its airspace on Wednesday in the Pakistan militarily. Ministry officials said Pakistani sides along the Line of Control injured personnel in violation that Pakistan Army released wake of tensions with India. While New Delhi said an fighter jets violated Indian air- in which a Pakistani jet was of all norms of International two videos of the captured “The PIA’s PK-270 Lahore to IAF pilot was “missing in space in Jammu region’s downed. The IAF also lost a Humanitarian Law and the IAF pilot — one showing him Delhi was to leave for its action,” Pakistan claimed it Poonch and Rajouri sectors but MiG 21 jet in the engagement. Geneva Convention. blindfolded and bloodied and destination on Wednesday but shot down two Indian jets were pushed back by Indian India has asked Pakistan to “It was made clear that another while having tea. In due to suspension of flight which entered its airspace and aircraft. The jets dropped Captured and blindfolded after having ejected from his aircraft Wing Commander ensure that no harm should be Pakistan would be well advised both videos, he is seen answer- operations the four Indian captured two pilots. Later, bombs while returning, but Abhinandan Varthaman in Pakistan Army custody caused to Wing Commander to ensure that no harm comes ing questions in a composed passengers are stranded at Paksitan made U-turn and said there were no reports of dam- Abhinandan, said the External to the Indian defence person- and stoic manner. Allama Iqbal International it captured only one Indian age, they said. fully,” Kumar said. The aerial engagement Affairs Ministry, adding it has nel in its custody. India also Continued on Page 7 Airport,” said CAA. pilot. “India had informed about He said the Pakistan Air took place soon after at least Earlier in the day, in a terse counter terrorism (CT) action Force (PAF) activity was detect- three Pakistani fighter jets, Press statement, External it took yesterday(Tuesday) ed and the Indian Air Force including F-16, crossed the Captured pilot Affairs Ministry Spokesperson against a training camp of responded instantly. “In that Line of Control (LoC) in Raveesh Kumar, accompanied Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in aerial engagement, one Rajouri district around Abhinandan is War futile, let’s settle this by Assistant Chief of Air Pakistan based on credible evi- Pakistan Air Force fighter air- 10.30 am. Staff(space)Air Vice Marshal dence that JeM intended to craft was shot down by a MiG- The jets first dropped a son of decorated RGK Kapoor, said details are launch more attacks. Against 21 Bison of the Indian Air bomb in Krishna Ghati area being ascertained about this counter terrorism action, Force. The Pakistani aircraft and then turned towards Air Marshal with talks, urges Imran Pakistan’s claim of having cap- Pakistan has responded this was seen by ground forces Narian in adjoining Naushera tured one Indian pilot. morning (Wednesday) by using falling from the sky on the when the Indian air combat KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n CHENNAI PTI n ISLAMABAD same. Two of their MiGs were “There is only one pilot its Air Force to target military Pakistan side. In this engage- patrol aircraft team including shot down (in the ensuing under Pakistan Army’s custody. installations on the Indian side. ment, we have unfortunately SU-30s and MIG-21s inter- ing Commander n an address to the nation action) and their pilots are Wing Commander Due to our high state of readi- lost one MiG 21. The pilot is in cepted and engaged the intrud- WAbhinandan Varthaman, Iwhich was telecast live, with us,” Khan said. Abhinandan Varthaman is ness and alertness, Pakistan’s their custody. We are ascer- ing aircraft, sources said. the fighter pilot of the crash- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran His comments came min- being treated as per norms of attempts were foiled success- taining the facts,” he said. Continued on Page 7 landed Mig-21 Bison aircraft of Khan on Wednesday said all utes after the External Affairs the Indian Air Force, who was wars have been started on mis- Ministry in New Delhi said caught by the Pakistan Army calculations on the time and Pakistan Air Force targeted hails from Chennai. The young the human cost of war. military installations in India in pilot is the son of Simhakutty This was the same with the response to Indian counter-ter- Pakistan hand in Varthaman, a decorated Air World War I, with the World rorism operations but their Marshal of the IAF. War II and the war on terror attempts were foiled success- His father has been hon- and no one knows where the escalates, it will no longer be in fully though one Indian pilot is oured with Param Vishisht wars lead to. Khan said better my control or in (Prime “missing in action”. Pulwama, India Seva Media, one of top honours sense must prevail and the Minister) Narendra Modi’s,” However, the Pakistan of the Indian military service. two sides should act with wis- Khan said. Army later said “only one” No more details about the dom. “I ask India: with the “Let’s sit together and set- Indian pilot was under their pilot were available as his father weapons (nuclear) you have, tle this with talks,” he added. custody, retracting from its informs China S Varthaman asked the media and the weapons (nuclear) we “Our action was only intended earlier statement that two IAF not to disturb him with queries have, can we really afford a mis- to convey that if you can come pilots were captured. In 2017, the P3 nations at this juncture. The calculation? If this (situation) into our country, we can do the Continued on Page 7 Sushma raises moved a similar proposal again. Varthamans have their resi- However, on all occasions, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and dence in Chennai’s Jalvayu CAPSULE terror strike China blocked the proposals. Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the 16th Foreign Ministers Meeting of Vihar. “I am visiting China at a Russia-India-China (RIC) in Wuzhen, China on Wednesday PTI at RIC meet time when there is grief and 6 IAF men, civilian 2 JAISH TERRORISTS anger in India. It is the worst KILLED IN SHOPIAN PTI n WUZHEN (CHINA) terrorist attack directed against Srinagar: Two Jaish-e- our security forces in Jammu & Opp cries politicisation, raps PM killed as chopper Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, he Pulwama attack is the Kashmir,” Sushma said in her including a Pakistani national, Tdirect result of the “impuni- opening remarks during the were killed on Wednesday in an ty and cover” provided to the meeting held on the sidelines encounter with security forces in Jaish-e-Muhammed terror of Russia, India, China Foreign for not convening all-party meet crashes in Budgam Shopian district of Jammu & group by Pakistan, External Ministers’ meeting.