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Will release captured Indian pilot on Friday as peace gesture: Imran Khan

News Network
February 28, 2019

New Delhi, Feb 28: In a positive gesture, Pakistan has decided to release captured Indian Air Force Wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman and send him back to India safe.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan made the announcement at the Joint session of Parliament where he briefed the members of the Senate and National Assembly on the ongoing situation with India.

Before the opposition leader takes the floor, Khan apologises for cutting in, saying he wishes to announce that the Indian pilot captured by Pakistan Air Force a day earlier will be released tomorrow as a peace gesture.

"In our desire for peace, I announce that tomorrow (Friday), and as a first step to open negotiations, Pakistan will be releasing the Indian Air Force officer in our custody," PM Khan said. The gesture is greeted with near unanimous support in the parliament.

Abhinandan’s MiG-21 Bison fighter plane went down in PoK while chasing F-16 combat aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force which had violated the Indian airspace in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning. During the aerial engagement, one of PAF’s F-16 was shot down.

After announcing his release, PM Khan said that war is not the solution and urged the Indian leadership not to push for escalation. He also announced that if India decides to attack then Pakistan will have no other option but to retaliate.

The Pakistani PM said that Pakistan like any other country desires peace and stability in the region. "As a peace gesture, the Indian pilot captured yesterday will be released tomorrow," he said.

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May 20,2020

Washington, May 20: The United States recorded another 1,536 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker said.

That figure, tallied as of 8:30 pm (0030 GMT), raises to 91,845 the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the US.

The US tops the global rankings both for the highest death toll and the highest number of infections, with more than 1.5 million cases.

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March 28,2020

Washington, Mar 27: The United States has seen a record 18,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 345 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker.

There are now 97,028 declared virus cases in the country and there have been 1,475 deaths, Johns Hopkins said.

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July 31,2020

New Delhi, Jul 31: With the highest single-day spike of 55,079 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus tally breached the 16 lakh mark on Friday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With this latest spike, the total cases in the country stand at 16,38,871. Among these cases 5,45,318 are active. A total of 10,57,806 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated.

779 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 35,747.

As per the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra has a total of 1,48,454 active cases and recorded 14,729 deaths due to COVID-19.
Tamil Nadu has a total of 57,962 active cases and 3,838 deaths in the state.

Delhi has a total of 10,743 active cases and 3,936 deaths.

The Indian Council of Medical Research on Friday informed that a total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to 30th July is 1,88,32,970 including 6,42,588 samples tested yesterday.

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