Can India, Pakistan afford to miscalculate and escalate this war, Imran Khan asks India

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday once again invited India for talks and urged better sense should prevail.

We offered to cooperate with India if any Pakistani was involved in the Pulwama attack, said Prime Minister Imran Khan in his address to the nation after two Indian fighter jets were shot down by the Pakistan Air Force Wednesday morning.

I wanted to take you into confidence about the events that have been developing since yesterday morning, he said. After Pulwama, we offered India any kind of investigation they want, he said. They had casualties, and I know, how their relatives would have felt since I’ve visited countless hospitals in the past 10 years to see victims of such violence in the past, said PM Khan.

Pakistan has had 70,000 casualties in the last 10 years, he said. We offered India any kind of investigation they want, if there’s any Pakistani involved in the incident, he said. We said we would cooperate wholeheartedly, he said.

We said this because it is not in our interest for our land to be used in any terrorist activity, said PM Khan.

The only reason for the action today was to show India that we have the capability to respond, he said, however, clarifying that Pakistan didn’t want any casualties.

PM Imran again invites India for talks, says better sense should prevail

Addressing the nation in the wake of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shooting down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace, the premier said, “I wanted to take you into confidence regarding the situation arising since yesterday. We offered India that we are ready to cooperate with them in any kind of investigation after the Pulwama attack. I know the grief the families of [those killed in Pulwama attack] have been going through.”

“We didn’t take action yesterday morning because we didn’t know the full extent of damage. Otherwise it would have been irresponsible. That’s why we waited,” he explained.

PM Imran said “Our plan from the start has been no casualties for India. The purpose was just to show India that if they can enter our space, we can too.”

“The problem is, where do we go from here? It is crucial that India uses sense,” he asserted.

“My question to the Indian government is that with the weapons you and we have can we afford a miscalculation? If it escalates from here where will it go? It won’t be in Modi’s or my control. I once again invite you to dialogue. Let me say again that better sense should prevail. We should resolve our problems through dialogue,” he asserted.

Earlier today, the PAF shot down two Indian aircraft and arrested two pilots.

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