ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he attempted to holda telephone call with Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi last night to tellhim we want de-escalation.
He said efforts for de-escalation should not be considered weakness.
Addressing the joint session of Parliament, the premier stressed, “Allissues should be resolved through dialogue. Despite us opening theKartarpur corridor, we received no response from India.”
“When the Pulwama attack happened, we were blamed within 30 minutes,” helamented. “I’m not saying that India has a part to play in India but Iasked them to share evidence.”
Lauding the Pakistani media, the premier said, “Indian media created warhysteria. Our media showed solidarity and acted responsibly.”
The premier said, “We had understood that they [India] will do something.PM Imran explained, “The only purpose of our strike was to demonstrate ourcapability and will. We did not want to inflict any casualty on India as wewanted to act in a responsible manner.”
“I had said that if India does something then we will respond,” heasserted. PM Imran continued, “India violated the UN Charter.” The premiersaid, “India gave us a dossier today, two days after they attacked us.”
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“Countries are ruined because of miscalculation. War is not a solution. IfIndia takes any action, we will have to retaliate,” he asserted.
Stating that the current situation is because of Kashmir, the premier said,”At one point, Kashmiri leaders had not wanted separation, but because ofIndian brutalities, today all they demand is independence.”
The premier questioned, “How long will Pakistan be blamed for everything inKashmir? And asked to take action without any proof?”
Stressing that talks with Kashmir are important, the premier cautioned,”The situation should not get out of hand or Pakistan will have toretaliate.”
“I hope the international community will play its part to ensure thesituation does not escalate beyond this,” the prime minister added.link link
