Another day, another masterstroke from the Prime Minister Imran Khan as he announced to release downed Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan as a gesture of peace.
PM Khan made this historic announcement while addressing a joint parliament session today.
He said that as a peace gesture Wing Commander Abhi, who was captured on Wednesday after Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down two Indian Mig 21 near Azad Jammu and Kashmir, will be released on Friday.
His brave decision has been applauded from both sides of the border. The way PM Khan has handled the crisis, his severe critics have become a fan of his wisdom and sanity.
Here’s how prominent people from the other side of border reacted to PM Khan’s decision:
Never seen a Pakistani PM so outplay an Indian PM so completely.
— Krishan Partap Singh (@RaisinaSeries) February 28, 2019
Not many will like this but @ImranKhanPTI knows how to steal the headlines.
— Harinder Baweja (@shammybaweja) February 28, 2019
A gesture of peace, @ImranKhanPTI and a moral one. Well done https://t.co/YJbQW98gEg
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) February 28, 2019
Breaking @ImranKhanPTI just announces IN Pakistan parliament that #WingCommandarAbhinandan will be released tomorrow. Big big news
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 28, 2019
We in India may not like this, but in terms of pure optics, @ImranKhanPTI at the moment is winning the day by taking the moral high ground .. we have a strong case on terror but too many of our leaders busy calculating votes at the moment..
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 28, 2019
So Imran is becoming now world leader and big brother to us???
— Bhabani Sankar Patoary (@patoary_s) February 28, 2019
I think we should welcome this gesture from @ImranKhanPTI on the release of #Abhinandan. The door for deescalation has been opened. And this is really not the time for dumb and needless gloating by tv anchors
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/atti_cus/status/1101094027313635328
Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI Sahab:
Please accept my heartfelt kudos. You have proved to be a Man of Peace.
My prayer – Now You and PM @narendramodi ji can, and should, together make it WIN-WIN for both New India and Naya Pakistan.#WelcomeBackAbhinandan#SayNoToWar pic.twitter.com/Pr6We13UKI
— Sudheendra Kulkarni (@SudheenKulkarni) February 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/Mushroom_Ka_Dad/status/1101094389353312258
It should be mentioned here, Wing Com Abhinandan was treated with dignity and in accordance with international norms during his brief stay in Pakistan – something which he himself has maintained in a video statement.
In a video released on Wednesday, he said he was looked after well and praised Pakistan Army officer by saying that they were thorough gentlemen, starting ‘from the captain who rescued him.’
https://twitter.com/Azeem3284/status/1100739370951290880
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