The prime minister, in his message, said it was time for the people of the sub-continent to work together for a democratic, peaceful, progressive and prosperous region, in an atmosphere free of terror and violence, they said.

Bengaluru based AC Gurumurthy fleshed out a black and white portrait resembling IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman by typing letters, symbols, numbers and special characters on the keyboard.

\"We need to see irreversible action because in the past, what we've seen is they made some arrests and then a few months later, they released these individuals,\" a senior administration official at the White House says.

The exchanges did not get beyond threats, and there was no suggestion that the missiles involved were anything more than conventional weapons, but they created consternation in official circles in Washington, Beijing and London.

There's no clarity on when he'll be able to fly fighter planes; the IAF will first constitute a medical fitness board, which will examine his fitness level to fly fighter jets, following which a final decision will be taken.

This self-promotion of a Pakistani tea seller to boost his profits manifests the interest the IAF pilot has generated amongst people in the two countries. Social media user are also marveling at the vendor's marketing skills.