*KARACHI: A former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shah Faesalhas backed call to give Prime Minister Imran Khan Nobel Peace Prize.*
In an interview with an Indian TV, Shah Faesal argued in favour of awardingPM Khan Nobel Prize for his peace gesture to release IAS officer Abhinandan.
He said Premier Imran Khan stood for peace at the time when nucleardisaster was feared. He said such gestures were rare in the subcontinent.
“Releasing IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan is not a small gesture,(specially) at a time when we were actually expecting that nuclear disasteris going to happen. This prime minister stands up and says that we aregoing to release Wing Commander Abhinandan. It sets the level of humanityas well.
“We have not seen such gestures happening in our subcontinent. Imran Khandid show a lot of courage in releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan and thatcourage will be acknowledged mainly by parents of Wing Commander Abhinandanand his family,” he said.
The former IAS officer said, “Let’s acknowledge the sincerity of hisgesture.”
The release of pilot Abhinandan is a gesture of peace from Pakistan, inorder to de-escalate the soaring tensions with New Delhi.
The announcement to release the captured pilot was made on February 28 byPM Khan during a joint session of parliament.