Was Pakistan Forced By India To Release Wg Cdr Abhinandan – Free PDF

What happened in February 2019?

• In the early hours ofFebruary 26, 2019,
• The IAF jets bombed the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan and
• Avenged the Pulwama terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel.

• The 37-year-old IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.
• Before his jet was hit, Varthaman downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan.
• He was released on the night of March 1 by Pakistan.

Now What happened?

• In a speech in the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Ayaz Sadiq said,
• Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an important meeting said if Pakistan did not release Wing Commander Varthaman, India would attack Pakistan “that night by 9 pm.”

• “I remember Shah Mahmood Qureshi was in the meeting in which (Prime Minister) Imran Khan had refused to attend and
• Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa came into the room, his legs were shaking and he was perspiring.
• Foreign Minister said for god’s sake let Abhinandan go, India’s about to attack Pakistan at 9 pm,”

• Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa said Pakistan knew India’s capability and that could have acted as deterrence against any harm coming to Wing Commander Varthaman.
• “There are two parts to it.
• The main pressure on Pakistan was diplomatic and political.
• But there was also a military posture, the way he (Mr Sadiq) is saying that ‘his legs (General Bajwa) were shaking and all’,
• It is because the military posture was very offensive of all the three services, Army, Navy, Air Force.”
• The American President Theodore Roosevelt used to say, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’.
• “So the big stick was the military,” Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa said.
• Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, who flew a MiG-21, was killed by Pakistani forces After his fighter jet was shot down by Pakistani forces in

Q) Which of the following services have been matched correctly with their services?

1. Foreign Intelligence Service- Russia
2. Ministry of State Security- Britain
3. Secret Intelligence Service- China
4. The Mossad- Israel

1. 1, 2 & 3 only
2. 2, 3 & 4 only
3. 2 & 4 only
4. 1 & 4 only

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