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Pakistan’s PM vows to work together with India’s Modi, after states nearly went to war in February | Pakistan’s PM vows to work together with India’s Modi, after states nearly went to war in February |
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Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan told Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in a phone call that both states should work together for ‘betterment” of their people. It comes after a crisis in February almost saw the nuclear powers go to war. | Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan told Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in a phone call that both states should work together for ‘betterment” of their people. It comes after a crisis in February almost saw the nuclear powers go to war. |
During his talk with Modi, Khan wished for India and Pakistan to strive for “peace, progress and prosperity” in the region, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Mohammad Faisal said. | During his talk with Modi, Khan wished for India and Pakistan to strive for “peace, progress and prosperity” in the region, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Mohammad Faisal said. |
Faisal added that Khan “expressed desire for both countries to work together for betterment of their peoples.” | Faisal added that Khan “expressed desire for both countries to work together for betterment of their peoples.” |
The leaders spoke several days after Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the general election, retaining a strong majority in the parliament’s lower house. | The leaders spoke several days after Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the general election, retaining a strong majority in the parliament’s lower house. |
The neighbors came dangerously close to a full-fledged war in February. India sent jets into Pakistani territory to bomb what it said were camps of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) which had earlier killed 40 policemen in a terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir. | |
A week later, the hostilities escalated into an open aerial combat, coupled with cross-border shelling. An Indian pilot was shot down over Pakistan, but later handed over by Islamabad to India. | |
Indian officials accuse Pakistan of harboring and aiding JeM and other militant groups that carry out attacks on Indian soil. Islamabad strongly denies this. | |
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