A cheering crowd of hundreds waited all day to give Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman a hero's welcome at the Wagah-Attari border amid heavy security. An Indian Air Force spokesman said: "Wing Commander Abhinandan says he is happy to be back." (Image: Twitter)In Wednesday's "dogfight", the pilot ejected - landing in Pakistan - as his jet was shot down near the border. Wing Commander Varthaman was taken from Islamabad to Lahore on Friday before being taken to the crossing. A day later, Wing Commander Varthaman was captured as India and Pakistan both claimed to have shot down enemy fighter jets near the disputed border region.

Source: Daily Mirror March 01, 2019 15:46 UTC