Abhinandan undergoing immigration procedures to enter India

March 01, 2019 18:08

Pakistan hands over Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to Indian officials at the Wagah-Attari border. Reports say that he is going through the immigration procedures and will then cross over to the Indian side.

The IAF pilot's convoy reached Attari, on the Indian side of the border with Pakistan, two days after he was captured by Pakistani authorities.

The Indian Air Force pilot left Lahore in a convoy comprising vehicles of Pakistani government officials and an ambulance.

Pakistani officials handed him over to the Indian officials at the Attari-Wagah Border crossing.

The daily Beating the Retreat ceremony held at the Attari-Wagah border front along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab was cancelled today in view of Abhinandan's release by Pakistan at this frontier, the BSF said.

A senior official of the force said the martial ceremony was called off due to administrative requirements. Officials said it was estimated that over 20,000 people could gather on the Indian side to welcome IAF pilot and it could be a security nightmare.

Hundreds of people had flocked the Attari border since early Friday morning to catch a glimpse of Abhinandan. Hence, it was decided to call the ceremony off on Friday so that nothing untoward happens.

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