Pushing peace

Re: The cursed valley, March 2

“Two nuclear armed countries should never think of sorting out their differences through war. It’s suicide!” — Pakistani PM Imran Khan.

Lest we forget, Mr. Khan publicly invited Indian officials to participate in investigations into the Pulwama attack. That doesn’t sound like someone who is complicit. There was thus no justification for India’s BJP government to send an attack in Pakistani territory, pre-emptive or not. Despite the unwarranted hostility, Mr. Khan demonstrated extraordinary conflict deescalation tactics — second perhaps only to Obama — and has continuously made calls for peace to the BJP.

Voices for peace are also emerging from India, significantly trumping warmongers. How the captured Wing Commander Abhinandan got along with the Pakistani Army was a testament to peace desired on both sides of the border. The need of the hour is for the Indian public to unite and pressurize the BJP into accepting Pakistan’s calls for peace and cooperation against terrorism.

Azhar Ahmad Khan, Mississauga, Ont.

The hostilities between India and Pakistan can have far wider and global ramifications if both countries resort to a full-scale war to resolve their differences, which may culminate in an exchange of nuclear weapons. Pakistan must be resolutely condemned for not doing enough to find and stop the terrorists that operated within its border, as has so often happened in the past. Pakistan should apologize for the terrorist action that started this mess and work with India to prevent this from ever happening again. There is no other way if we are to avert a nuclear war on the Indian subcontinent.

Dr. Michael Pravica, Henderson, Nev.