The Indian government yesterday said that it expects “immediate and safe return” of the Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan after the air combat in which they engaged on Wednesday morning.
The Geneva Conventions codify much, albeit not all, of the law regulating armed conflict and the humane treatment of persons detained during armed conflict.
The video, however, was soon removed from their official Twitter accounts by the Pakistan government.
The Indian Government yesterday said that it expects “immediate and safe return” of the Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan after the air combat in which they engaged on Wednesday morning. The government said that Pakistan had violated the Geneva conventions by releasing a purported video showing the defense personnel tied up and bloodied on social media.
The Geneva Conventions codify much, albeit not all, of the law regulating armed conflict and the humane treatment of persons detained during armed conflict.
The video, however, was soon removed from their official Twitter accounts by the Pakistan government.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said previously that a Mig-21 had been lost while a pilot was missing after Fighter jets from both countries engaged in a direct battle earlier today, a day after Indian Air Force fighter jets targeted a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp at Pakistan’s Balakot.
