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Laiq Ahmed takes his family to a wedding in Pakistan on the first direct bus journey between India and Pakistan for 18 months

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Travelling in the other direction... the family of young Noor Fathima take her for a heart operation in Delhi

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Buses making the twice weekly journey left Delhi and Lahore at around the same time

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Indian Transport Minister BC Khanduri flags off the bus in Delhi, calling for "a peaceful solution to all the problems"

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A Pakistani businessman receives his ticket for Delhi. Pakistan wants India to relax visa restrictions

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The Delhi-bound bus leaves Lahore amid tight security and later crosses into India at the Wagah border point

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The Lahore-bound bus, named Call of the Border, sports the countries' flags and the words "A bridge between two nations"

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About 100 hardline Hindu nationalists from the Shiv Sena group protest in Delhi against the resumption of the service

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There was tight security, with police escorting both buses. Passengers were frisked and had their luggage checked

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The resumption has been widely greeted by citizens of both nations. A decision on rail and air links has still to be taken