- IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was released by Pakistani authorities at 9 pm.
- Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman gets hero's welcome, patriotic slogans rend the air at Attari-Wagah border.
- Indian Army has received Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman few moments ago. He was captured by Pakistan after an aerial combat on Wednesday.
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According to sources, a special plane will fly Abhinandan from Amritsar to Delhi.
Meanwhile, addressing a public meeting in Kanyakumari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "every Indian is proud that the brave Wing Commander Abhinandan is from Tamil Nadu."