New Delhi: According to sources, Pakistan has not yet formally informed India about the detention of the pilot which it claims is in its custody. While responding to a question whether India will take up the case of IAF pilot through diplomatic channels or the UN, Sources said, "Pakistan has not formally informed India about the detention of the pilot which it claims to have in its custody."

Sources have also said that there is only one Indian pilot missing so far, contrary to Pakistan's claim of having two pilots in its custody.