Following the Indian government’s decision to award the Vir Chakra to Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, experts are speculating that the purpose is to divert the attention of the Indian public from the realities.  Pakistan has termed India’s claim of downing F-16 in February 2019 as baseless and fabricated. Foreign Office spokesman Asim Iftikhar said that India’s claim of downing F-16 before the arrest of an Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman is false, baseless, and fabricated. ICC Launches Strategy For Global Growth SBP strengthens Corporate Governance Regulatory Framework for Banks and DFIs The Foreign Office spokesman said that the purpose of giving the award to the Indian pilot is to make the Indian people happy and to disassociate the disgrace that is the aftermath of the 2019 surgical airstrike. While the Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian planes in broad daylight on February 27, 2019, an Indian MiG-21 was shot down in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the pilot of the wrecked Indian plane was captured by Pakistan and then released on goodwill. Sending the pilot back is evidence that Pakistan wants peace despite Indian bigotry. He said that international experts, US officials confirmed that no F-16 aircraft of … Continue reading Abhinandan Varthaman awarded Vir Chakra to divert public attention?