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Pakistan PM urges talks with India to end crisis, avoid miscalculation

Reuters, Islamabad

Wed Feb 27, 2019 05:02 PM Last update on: Wed Feb 27, 2019 05:14 PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File photo.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan today called for talks with India and hoped "better sense" would prevail to de-escalate the dispute with its nuclear-armed neighbour following air strikes by both sides.

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"History tells us that wars are full of miscalculation. My question is that given the weapons we have can we afford miscalculation," Khan said during a brief televised broadcast to the nation. "We should sit down and talk."