Indian pilot not released under any pressure, compulsion: FM Qureshi.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday refuted the impression that captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was released owing to pressure or as a compulsion.

In an interview with BBC Urdu, the foreign minister said, "Pakistan will not allow anti-state elements to risk the peace of the country or the region. We plan on taking action against extremist groups."

The government will not allow any militia or militant organisation to use weapons or to spread terrorism through their use. If any group does this, then the government plans to take action against them, Qureshi added.

Regarding Pakistan's release of captured Indian pilot Abhinandan, the foreign minister, "There was no pressure on Pakistan to release him nor any compulsion."

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