Indo-Pak situation: Noble Peace Laureate Satyarthi urges restraint
New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI/IBNS): Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Thursday appealed to the Governments of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and urged both the countries to create an atmosphere of trust and transparency.
He urged both the nations to work together to uproot terrorism in all earnestness.
''I urge PM Modi and PM Khan to create an atmosphere of trust and transparency, and to work together to uproot terrorism in all earnestness,'' he said in a statement.
This comes after India carried out a surgical strike in response to Feb 14 Pulwama terror attack, in which over 40 Indian paramilitary personnel were martyred.
The attack was carried out by Pakistan-based militant organisation, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
A day after the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Pakistan claimed that it has shot down two aircraft of the IAF and captured pilot Abhinandan.
The neighbouring nation also released a video where the pilot was seen tied to a chair. Later in a video, he was seen lauding the Pakistan Army saying it had kept him safely.
However, on Thursday, Pakistan announced that it will release Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from its captive on Friday.
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