WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Dr Asad Majeed Khan Tuesday asserted that Islamabad wants to de-escalate tensions with its neighbour India. While addressing a diplomatic gathering in Washington, Khan said that Pakistan wants to resolve all the issues peacefully through dialogue. Khan, who has recently replaced Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, observed that “the worst [security crisis] has passed”. Khan also called-for India to take measures to avoid further escalation and hoped that “despite domestic issues, New Delhi will act sanely”. Referring towards the causalities in counter-airstrike by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), he said that “we downed two of Indian warplanes that had violated our airspace”.

Source: Pakistan Today March 05, 2019 06:00 UTC