NEW DELHI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced that it will announce the Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman on Friday. The entire nation is eagerly waiting to welcome the haro. Now,  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, in a tweet to PM Narendra Modi, today offered to receive him at the Attari border in Amritsar.

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Mr Singh and the father of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan are alumni of the National Defence Academy (NDA),  The tweet reads, "Dear @narendramodi ji , I'm touring the border areas of Punjab & I'm presently in Amritsar. Came to know that @pid_gov has decided to release #AbhinandanVartaman from Wagha. It will be a honour for me to go and receive him, as he and his father are alumnus of the NDA as I am.”

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Imran Khan  in the Pakistan National Assembly, made the announcement about the release of Pilot Abhinandan, who was captured by Pakistan on Wednesday after an aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani warplanes for the first time in 48 years.  

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is to receive by IAF at Wagah border today

Imran Khan said, "We have an Indian pilot. As a peace gesture, we will release him tomorrow.”

The tension between India and Pakistan is extremely high since nearly two weeks after the Pulwama attack on February 14  that killed over 40 CRPF soldiers.