epaselect epa05080693 A handout photograph released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) on 25 December 2015 of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) being welcomed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif (L), at the airport in Lahore, Pakistan, 25 December 2015. Modi arrived in Lahore on a surprise stopover 25 December in the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Pakistan since 2004. India and Pakistan have had troubled ties in past decades over border disputes and terrorism accusations. The South Asian neighbours this month agreed to resume stalled peace talks. EPA/PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU/HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
LAHORE, Pakistan: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise “goodwill” visit to arch-rival Pakistan on Friday, with the first such trip in a decade seen as a step towards normalising ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Modi, who announced the trip via Twitter while in Kabul, met in Lahore with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, who was celebrating his birthday and the wedding of a grand-daughter, for a two-and-a-half hour visit seen by analysts as a positive step.
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