An Indian waves national flag as others shout slogans while they wait to welcome Indian pilot at India Pakistan border at Wagah, 28 kilometers (17.5 miles) from Amritsar, India, Friday, March 1, 2019. Pakistan is preparing to hand over a captured Indian pilot as shelling continued for a third night across the disputed Kashmir border even as the two nuclear-armed neighbors seek to defuse the most serious confrontation in two decades. (Prabhjot Gill/Associated Press)ISLAMABAD — The Latest on escalating India-Pakistan tensions (all times local):3:50 p.m.Pakistani officials have brought the Indian pilot captured from a downed plane to a border crossing with India for handover. ___3:10 p.m.China welcomes Pakistan’s decision to “express kindness” and hand over a captured Indian pilot after four straight days of cross-border attacks in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Islamabad closed its air space on Wednesday after saying that Pakistan’s military shot down two Indian warplanes and captured a pilot, escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2019 05:31 UTC