Pakistan wants to de-escalate tensions with India, Qureshi tells NA

Last updated on: 10 May,2019 03:31 pm

Qureshi said that Pakistan released 360 fishermen as a goodwill gesture.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday has said that Indian wants to continue aggression while Pakistan is keen to de-escalate tensions. During address in National Assembly (NA), Qureshi said that Pakistan released 360 fishermen and pilot Abhinandan Varthaman as a goodwill gesture but Indian authorities are not understanding it. Previously, the minister, while speaking at a briefing given by Chairman NADRA Usman Mubin, said e-visa facility has been introduced to issue visas timely and transparently. He said the difficulties in getting visas can be overcome through online visa facility. The Chairman NADRA apprised the foreign minister that online facility has become operational in all the Pakistani missions.