DUBAI – Pakistan Prime Minister scored another diplomatic win over India byannouncing the release of captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, GulfNews has reported.
Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was taken captive by PakistanArmy on Wednesday.
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As a true statesman, taking the lead, Prime Minister of Pakistan @ImranKhanPTI link announced that Pakistanwill release captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander AbhinandanVarthaman tomorrow as a peace gesture.#LetBetterSensePrevaillink4:21 PM – Feb 28, 2019link
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Imran told a joint session of the parliament today (Thursday) that thepilot will be handed over to India on Friday as a goodwill gesture.
His announcement is seen as a great gesture in a bid to de-escalate tensionbetween Indian and Pakistan after two Indian fighter jets were shot down onWednesday following India’s air strike on an alleged terrorist camp insidePakistan on Tuesday.
Ball is now in India’s court.
At the same time, Imran also cautioned that the situation with India shouldnot get out of hand otherwise Pakistan will have to retaliate. Imranclaimed that he also tried to call Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi onWednesday on the phone because ‘escalation is not in our interests nor inIndia’s.’
Imran reiterated that all issues should be resolved through dialogue.“Despite us opening the Kartarpur corridor, we received no response fromIndia,” he said.
Now once again, Pakistan is waiting for India’s response on Imran’s renewedoffer to hold talks.
“I have a feeling that the Indian public does not agree with the currentgovernment’s warmongering,” he told the parliament.
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The joint session of Parliament was called to discuss the rising tensionwith India. “The only purpose of our strike was to demonstrate ourcapability and will,” Imran told the house, adding: “We did not want toinflict any casualty on India as we wanted to act in a responsible manner.”
Imran also lauded the Pakistani media and said: “Indian media created warhysteria. Our media showed solidarity and acted responsibly.”
“We had understood that they [India] will do something. India gave us adossier today, two days after they attacked us.
“I had said that if India does something then we will respond,” heasserted. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharifalso spoke at the session and backed Imran’s effort.
In camera-briefing session:
According to media reports, top political leadership of the country wasgiven an in-camera briefing at the Parliament House on the prevailingsecurity situation and a sharp escalation of tensions between India andPakistan after the Pulwama suicide attack.
The briefing, held at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Wednesday, wasalso attended by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan PeoplesParty co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari attended the session along with partydelegations.
The parliamentarians were briefed by FM (foreign minister), followed by DGISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, according to a press statement issuedafter the session.
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