#NobelPeacePrizeForImranKhan top trend as world lauds PM’s decision to release Indian pilot
March 01, 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan is being lauded the world over for his decision to release captured Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman as a peace gesture to de-escalate tensions with neighbouring India.
The premier, in his address to a joint session of Parliament on Thursday, announced to release Wing Commander Abhinandan as a gesture of peace and goodwill towards India, earning him praise from celebrities, journalists, diplomats and the common public who admired his brave and bold move in the favour of maintaining peace in the region and possibly avoiding an all-out war with India, the consequences of which could be disastrous.
Online petition seeks Khan's nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
An online petition was filed moving the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the nomination of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for the "Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 for his peace efforts and dialogues in the Asian region on diverse conflicts (e.g. Pakistan-India, Afghanistan-USA, Middle East etc.)".
"His (Imran's) contributions deserve the international recognition with the award of Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, his aims of ensuring lasting peace in the region and discouraging revival of militarism should be recognized and greatly appreciated," read the online petition, started by Rameez Asif, on petition website Change.org.
The prime minister’s remarkable generosity quickly got him trending on social media, with #NobelPeacePrizeForImranKhan becoming the top trend on Pakistani Twitter as people from both sides of the border said they want him to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his exemplary statesmanship.
