The Delhi–Lahore Bus, officially known as Sada-e-Sarhad (Translation: Call of the Frontier, Hindi: सदा ए सरहद; Urdu: صدائے سرحد), [1] is a passenger bus service connecting the Indian capital of New Delhi, Delhi with the city of Lahore, Pakistan via the border transit post at Wagah near Attari.

Feb 19, 2019 · Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s words reverberated through Lahore as the Indian prime minister arrived in the city by bus on 19 February, 1999. Little did he know then that within just months of his historic initiative, India and Pakistan would …

Dec 25, 2024 · On February 20, 1999, Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a courageous step toward peace by embarking on the inaugural Delhi-Lahore bus journey, symbolizing a historic effort to bridge India-Pakistan tensions.

The euphoria was marred by protests by hardline Jamaat-e-Islami activists who stoned a section of the Indian PM’s convoy en route to the historic Lahore Fort.

Sep 3, 2018 · One of the defining moments of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure was his Lahore bus yatra in February 1999. It was a decision that had the potential to fundamenta­lly alter relations between India and Pakistan and, ever the consummate politician, Vajpayee was astute enough to see it and bold enough to convince the naysayers.

Jul 1, 2019 · While the Lahore bus diplomacy failed in retrospect, what Atal Bihari Vajpayee achieved in just over 24 hours in Pakistan was utterly unprecedented.

Aug 25, 2018 · One of the defining moments of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure was his Lahore bus yatra in February 1999. It was a decision that had the potential to fundamentally alter relations between India and Pakistan and, ever the consummate politician, Vajpayee was astute enough to see it and bold enough to convince the naysayers.

Dec 25, 2020 · NEW DELHI: A host of luminaries from different fields were on the bus that took Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the historic journey from Amritsar to Lahore in 1999 but cricketer Kapil Dev was perhaps...

Aug 16, 2018 · It was a short-lived thaw in stormy relations between India and Pakistan when Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a bus to Lahore in 1999 and hugged his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif leaving an...

Jun 11, 2024 · Vajpayee shakes hands with then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif after his famous Lahore Bus Yatra. Months later, both sides engaged in the clashes high up in the mountains that led to the killing of Indian and Pakistani soldiers.