Wednesday, December 21 2005 13:36 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: India and Pakistan today (Dec 21, 2005) decided to launch the bus service between Amritsar and Lahore from January 20 next year and agreed to conduct trial run for Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service from January 27.

The first bus will ply from Lahore to Amritsar on January 20, the two countries decided during the third round of Technical-level two-day talks in Lahore which concluded today.

From the Indian side, the first bus will ply on January 24, according to the Joint Statement issued after the talks.

Each side will run the bus once a week. The Indian bus will ply from Amritsar to Lahore on every Tuesday and return on Wednesday while the Pakistani bus will ply from Lahore to Amritsar on every Friday and return on Saturday.

The one-way fare would be Pakistani Rs 900 and Indian Rs 750.