Thanks to President Donald Trump's intervention, a looming disaster for 1.7 billion people has been averted. Pakistan and India were moving fast on the escalation ladder; and on the night, I was awakened by an Indian attack on our twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, it was clear that this may result in an actual full-scale war between two big countries.

After being hit in Rawalpindi, we knew that Pakistan now needs to and will retaliate, and after this, at least, I was thinking about how to survive a looming war, which could devastate both countries.

War is not child's play, but strangely, many TV anchors across the border were glamourising and asking for a war and full capitulation of Pakistan.

Unfortunately, reason was out, and the main objective was to get as much viewership as possible at the cost of truth. This also made decision-makers hostage to popular sentiments inflamed by TV channels. At that time of madness,........

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