Commercial flights back on between India and Pakistan

The first commercial flight between India and Pakistan in two years arrived in the Indian capital amid rising hopes of peace between the south Asian nuclear rivals.

“Fantastic! It’s the beginning of a great year,” said Capt Muzaffar, who piloted the Pakistan International Airlines plane from Lahore yesterday.

The flight is the result of improved relations between the two nations, who have scaled back tensions in recent months and raised hopes they will put decades of hatred and mistrust behind them.