Railwa­ys minist­er warns India that any war with Pakist­an would be its lastFederal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Saturday that the government did not commit a mistake by handing over Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman to New Delhi “as more would be caught if needed”. The Indian Air Force (IAF) wing commander was captured by Pakistani security forces after shooting down his fighter jet near the Line of Control (LoC) earlier this week. Addressing a news conference in Lahore, Rashid said Prime Minister Imran Khan had taken a step in the right direction by releasing the IAF pilot with the unanimous backing of all political forces in the country, Express News reported. The minister warned India that any war with Pakistan would be its last, adding that the southern neighbour will be “cremated” after that battle. “Our missile power (range) is up to Assam, and not even an inch of Indian land is out of its reach,” he claimed.

Source: The Express Tribune March 02, 2019 15:56 UTC