(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Thursday, said that Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan as a ‘peace gesture’. Addressing a joint session of the Parliament, Khan said, “We have captured Indian pilot.
As a peace gesture, we will release him tomorrow”. His statement was received with a thunderous applaud by the parliamentarians. The release is being viewed as a diplomatic win for India.
“Pakistan acted with caution and restraint and replied to Indian aggression only to show that we are capable of safeguarding our sovereignty,” Khan said. Indians committed aggression on Pakistan two days before… The entire nation is united in the current situation… Peace is vital for regional progress,” he said.