Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-28 19:35:11|Editor: Shi Yinglun

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ISLAMABAD, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Pakistan will release a detained Indian pilot on Friday for the sake of peace and de-escalation of tensions between the two neighbors.

Addressing a joint session of the two houses of the parliament, Khan said the Pakistani government has decided to hand over the pilot to Indian authorities as a goodwill gesture.