Pakistan to Release Captured Indian Pilot, Easing Tensions
Prime Minister says pilot captured after his plane was shot down in clash with Pakistani jet fighters will be freed
Tensions rose between Pakistan and India on Wednesday after Pakistan said it shot down two Indian jets, while India claimed that it had downed a Pakistani fighter plane. Photo: Associated Press. An earlier version of this video showed footage of an aircraft that crashed on Wednesday in Budgam, Kashmir. The footage was removed as it couldn't be determined whether the aircraft was involved in clashes between India and Pakistan.
LAHORE, Pakistan—Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said his country would soon release an Indian air force pilot captured Wednesday, a gesture that appeared to dial back a confrontation between the nuclear-armed states after two days of back-and-forth military attacks.
The escalating violence began Feb. 14 with a terrorist bombing that killed 40 Indian paramilitary officers in Kashmir, an area that both India and Pakistan claim in a longstanding border dispute. India blamed Pakistan, and a retaliatory strike that India launched...