ISLAMABAD – Sohail Aman, Pakistan’s former Air Chief, has told the familiesof the captured pilots that there is no need to worry and Pakistan takesgood care of its prisoners in accordance with the teachings of Islam, thecountry can go one step forward and return the pilots.

This move, while a bit counterintuitive, is going to demonstrate to theworld that Pakistan is completely committed to peace –

if they aren’t already. Pakistan has already invited India to the table,and our DG ISPR and PM Imran Khan have also mentioned that war is nosolution and the country wants a peaceful resolution.

India, with its reputation soiled from repeated setbacks, might try to saveface and escalate the war. But if Pakistan returns the pilots, it’s goingto create massive international pressure on India to resolve the situation.

If war happens, it’s going to be clear to every single person in the worldthat it was India’s doing – and Pakistan was committed to peace but had todefend itself.

With Pakistan’s might displayed with today’s targets being engaged and itsconstant offers of peace, this could be a single masterstroke that couldend with India being forced to peace.