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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman crossed the Attari- Wagah border at 9.30pm on Friday. People of Anaberu village in Davanagere celebrated the moment by bursting crackers and welcomed the nation's hero to their homeland.

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy criticised BJP workers for distributing sweets and celebrating the air strike on Pakistan. He said, that BJP was playing with people's minds

IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman has been freed by Pakistan. The Wing Commander just entered India through the Wagah border. Are we set for a final strike or do we go the same way that we have for the last 3 decades in the name of peace only to get backstabbed?

Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday made a U-turn by stating that no political party could use IAF air strikes on Pakistan for own benefits

Earlier, Pakistan had been denying having used its F-16 aircraft to violate Indian airspace in retaliation to the Indian air strikes in Balakot.

On February 27, the ministry of external affairs confirmed that India had lost a MiG-21 Bison aircraft during an air-to-air engagement with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets following the non-military, pre-emptive air strikes in Balakot

Karnataka BJP president said that that air strikes against Pakistan would help his party win more than 22 seats in the state.

The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday India had lost a MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft during an air-to-air engagement with Pakistan Air Force jets following the non-military, pre-emptive air strikes in Balakot. It also said that the pilot was “missing in action”.