Pakistan’s measured retaliation to India

Dar’s quiet line

Ishaq Dar, as Pakistan's foreign and deputy prime minister, resisted the urge, so common in crises, for maximalist posturing. He did not parade diplomatic telegrams for public approval. He did not pick Twitter fights. He kept Pakistan’s tone serious and sober.

While jets roared overhead, Ishaq Dar reached for the world’s ear, not its throat. — MICHAEL MCCALL FOR THE THURSDAY TIMES
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