BY JOE KELLY
The New York Times reported that the captured Indian pilot will be released on Friday, according to a statement by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Kahn on Wednesday.
The pilot was captured by armed forces in Pakistan after his plane crashed in a military conflict with Pakistani jet fighters, according to the Wall Street Journal. After two days of waiting, the announcement by Kahn signals a call to peace between the two nations, the New York Times reported.
Pakistan soldiers found the pilot being beaten by villagers before they rescued him, and through video propaganda that spread on social media, the pilot said that the soldiers were treating him very well, the Wall Street Journal reported. India viewed the propaganda as a a violation of norms over captured prisoners and thought the footage was made to circumvent larger issues between the two countries, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The New York Times wrote that the conflict arose after India accused Pakistan of being responsible for a terrorist attack in Kashmir that killed 40 Indian troops on Feb. 14. The recent military conflict on Wednesday brought the two nations close to war, while many countries including the U.S., Britain, and China have been urging them to stop the conflict, the New York Times reported.
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