*ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday termedIndian intrusion open violation of the United Nations’ charter.*
Talking to United States National Security Adviser John Bolton, whotelephoned him, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan had shot down theIndian fighter jets in self defence. He apprise the US diplomat about theregional security situation after the Pulwama attack.
The foreign minister said that Pakistan wanted pace in the region and addedthat they had reload the Indian pilot as a ‘peace gesture’. He said thatPakistan had sent back its high commissioner to New Delhi and a delegationwould leave for India on March 14 to finalize the Kartarpur corridoragreement.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton hailed Pakistan’s efforts forregional peace and Islamabad’s role in Afghan peace process.
Earlier acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan was focused onde-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and had urged them bothto avoid further military action, the Pentagon had said on February 28,without saying if he had spoken with his counterparts from either nation.
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In a statement, the Pentagon had said Shanahan had spoken with senior U.S.military officials about the situation.
“Acting Secretary Shanahan’s focus is on de-escalating tensions and urgingboth of the nations to avoid further military action,” the statement hadadded.
