Indian Prime Minister Modi makes historic surprise visit to Pakistan

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Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Lahore, Pakistan, to visit Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday on his way home from Afghanistan.

The visit, which came on Sharif's 66th birthday, marked the first time in over a decade that an Indian prime minister has visited Pakistan, raising hopes that the nuclear-armed rival nations could work together to ease the tensions and hostilities that have plagued them for more than 65 years.

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Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.