Pakistan will release Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Friday. The pilot was captured after a MiG-21 jet of the IAF was shot down by Pakistani forces on Wednesday.

Indian people hold placards and photographs of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, as they celebrate the announcement of his soon release, in Amritsar on February 28, 2019
TOPSHOT - Indian people hold placards and photographs of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, as they celebrate the announcement of his soon release, in Amritsar on February 28, 2019. - Pakistan said on February 28 it will release a captured Indian pilot in a 'peace gesture', taking a step towards rapprochement as clashes between the nuclear-armed rivals ignited fears of a disastrous conflict.NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images

Wing Commander Abhinandan crossed the Attari-Wagah border by 9.20 pm and is back on Indian soil. The IAF pilot was handed over to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) according to the Geneva Convention rules and was brought to Attari after ICRC medical checkup. His release was delayed due to documentation formalities.

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IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan VarthamanNDTV