ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the Indian leadership notto push for escalation as war is not solution to any problem.
Making a policy statement at the joint sitting of the parliament inIslamabad today, he warned if India moved ahead with the aggression,Pakistan will be forced to retaliate.
He said Pakistan is a peace loving country and desires peace and stabilityin the region. He said that as a peace gesture, the Indian pilot capturedyesterday will be released tomorrow.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan is making efforts to deescalate thecurrent tension. He said that he also tried to contact the Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi yesterday. He said that he will also talk to theTurkish President later today to ask him to play his role in the reductionof tension He said the foreign minister also contacted with other worldleaders on the current situation.
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The Prime Minister urged the international community to play its role inde-escalation for peace and stability in the region.
The Prime Minister however made it clear that our desire for de-escalationshould not be misconstrued as our weakness. He pointed out that our armedforces are battle hardened and they are fully prepared to respond to anyaggression.
