Ahead of a crucial World Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday, a Pakistani TV channel has telecast a light-hearted promotional advertisement that features a character impersonating Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan after his plane was downed by a Pakistani Air Force jet.
The character impersonating Abhinandan sports the Indian Air Force pilot’s signature handlebar moustache in the Jazz TV clip that is about 33 seconds in duration. But he is dressed not in an airman’s flight suit but instead in the Indian cricket team’s blue jersey. He is also seen sipping a cup of tea – much like the way the real Abhinandan was seen in TV clips made public by the Pakistani authorities after his capture on 27 February.
Ahead of a crucial World Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday, a Pakistani TV channel has telecast a light-hearted promotional advertisement that features a character impersonating Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan after his plane was downed by a Pakistani Air Force jet.
The character impersonating Abhinandan sports the Indian Air Force pilot’s signature handlebar moustache in the Jazz TV clip that is about 33 seconds in duration. But he is dressed not in an airman’s flight suit but instead in the Indian cricket team’s blue jersey. He is also seen sipping a cup of tea – much like the way the real Abhinandan was seen in TV clips made public by the Pakistani authorities after his capture on 27 February.
