British PM Theresa May holds important telephone call with Pakistani PM Imran Khan

British PM Theresa May holds important telephone call with Pakistani PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May Sunday while welcoming Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to release the Indian pilot, stressed the need for both India and Pakistan to de-escalate. In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the British PM said the UK was in touch with both sides in that regard, a Foreign Office statement said. The prime minister apprised his British counterpart of Pakistan’s perspective on the developments since the Pulwama incident. Prime Minister May said the prime minister’s decision of releasing the Indian pilot had been widely appreciated by the international community. Prime Minister Khan invited to UK prime minister for a visit to Pakistan, who reciprocated the invitation.