Modi and Khan see support surge on Kashmir face-off

Pakistan to release detained Indian pilot but tensions still high

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi gained in popularity after their countries' air forces carried out raids over Kashmir. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer and FARHAN BOKHARI, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that an Indian pilot detained after his plane was shot down would be released on Friday, as a "peace gesture" to ease the tensions that have been building between the two nuclear-armed states.

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