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Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami demonstrate in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday to protest India's policy on Kashmir.

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Pakistan Warns Of War After India's Move To End Kashmir's Special Status

10:29am August 07, 2019

Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's revoking the Muslim-majority territory's semi-autonomy will increase cross-border tensions and could lead to "ethnic cleansing" of Muslim Kashmiris.

Indian protesters in Mumbai burn posters of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan during a demonstration against the Feb. 14 attack that killed more than 40 Indian policemen in the Kashmir region.

Pakistan's Long Support For Militants Puts The Country In A Bind

8:11am March 10, 2019

by Greg Myre

Pakistan has long supported militants fighting to its east in India and to its west in Afghanistan. The country says it's cracking down on militants, but many critics are skeptical.

Comedian Trevor Noah Apologizes For Joke About War Between India And Pakistan

11:48am March 04, 2019

by Dalia Mortada

The Daily Show host says he's sorry for the joke in which he suggested that a war between the two countries would involve Bollywood-style song-and-dance numbers.

A convoy carrying captured Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman arrives at the border post of Wagah in Pakistan on Friday ahead of his release.

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Pakistan Hands Over Captured Indian Pilot At Tense Border Checkpoint

4:34pm March 01, 2019

The pilot was captured this week after his MiG-21 fighter jet was shot down over the Pakistani-administered part of disputed Kashmir.

This still image taken from video circulated by Pakistan's military shows a man who identified himself as the pilot of an Indian military aircraft that was shot down Wednesday.

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Pakistan Says It Will Return Indian Pilot Shot Down During Kashmir Airstrike

4:24pm February 28, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

The move is seen as an attempt to step back from the brink of war between the nuclear rivals. However, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan warned that the gesture should not be seen as "weakness."

Pakistani soldiers stand next to what Pakistan says is the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in the Bhimber district near the Line of Control on Wednesday.

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Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

10:04pm February 27, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Both sides claim to have shot down the others' warplanes in what amounts to a major escalation of tensions between the rival nuclear powers.

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Indian security forces inspect the remains of a vehicle following an attack on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy that killed at least 44 officers and injured several others in Kashmir south of Srinagar on Thursday.

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Car Bomber Kills 44 Police Troops In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

7:12pm February 14, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"The blast was so powerful that one cannot recognize whether the [police] vehicle was a bus or a truck. Just pieces of mangled steel," a police force spokesman said of the attack on Thursday.

Sikh worshippers gather outside their holiest site, the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. It is believed to be the place where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, died in the 16th century. In a rare goodwill gesture this week, India and Pakistan broke grou

In Gesture To India, Pakistan To Open Cross-Border Pathway To Sikh Holy Site

9:27am November 30, 2018

For decades, India's Sikhs have longed to reach one of their holiest sites, a soaring white temple, built on a river bank. A new corridor will allow them visa-free access to the temple.

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