Modi meets Sharif in informal setting

He had wished Sharif on his birthday earlier in a separate Twitter post.

Earlier, Modi had wished Nawaz Sharif on his birthday today.

“PM Modi’s plane is scheduled to arrive at the Lahore airport shortly”, the spokesman said, adding that the Indian premier would stay in Lahore for about two hours.

Tensions between India and Pakistan have increased since the election of Narendra Modi as hundreds of ceasefire violations were done at the Working Boundary and along the Line of Control (LoC).

Meanwhile, officials said the visit was not planned and comes as a “surprise”.

According to sources, the Indian prime minister is expected to land at Lahore just before 3:00PM.

Sharif hugged Modi after he landed at the airport in the eastern city of Lahore, state television showed.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif turned 65 years on Friday.

The relations between India and Pakistan have witnessed some positive developments after chill for several months.

He held talks with Prime Minister Singh, who emerged from the 30-minute meeting saying both nations were willing to find “practical and pragmatic” solutions to their differences.

Imran said that improvement in Pak-India relations was inevitable for sustainable and durable peace in the region. “This adventure of PM Modi is going to have serious implications on India’s national security”, he claimed.

The Indian Foreign Office has already confirmed the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Islamabad for attending the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in September 2016.

India also wants Pakistan to bring to justice Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 168 people.