Pakistan would be prepared to return the Indian pilot shot down and captured this week if it helped ease the crisis with its neighbour, the country's foreign minister has said.
Pakistan would be prepared to return the Indian pilot shot down and captured this week if it helped ease the crisis with its neighbour, Pakistan’s foreign minister has said.
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir this morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets over the disputed region of Kashmir, with Pakistan capturing the Indian pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Commander Varthaman, who rapidly attained hero status in his own country, has become the face of the escalating conflict, with analysts touting him as a potential trump card for Islamabad and perhaps the key to bringing the arch-rivals back from the brink."History tells us that wars are full of miscalculation. My question is that, given the weapons we have, can we afford miscalculation," Mr Khan said during a brief televised broadcast to the nation.
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