Laiq Ahmed (right), his wife Sajjada Begum (left) and two children wave, while hanging out of the window. From Lahore they will go to Gujranwala to attend the marriage of a cousin.

"We are very happy that the relations between the two countries are improving," he said, seeking easing of regulations to facilitate people like him to visit their kin more often.

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