"But now, at the ripe old age of 98, it's almost impossible to travel, chips in his son who is in 60s.

It is wishes like these that seem impossible to grant.

For Indians too, with roots in Pakistan, there is a certain wistfulness that creeps in every time they talk about the city they were born in.

"I find it ironic that I can travel the world over but can't visit Lahore without someone standing surety for me. I don't know anyone in Pakistan now but want to visit," says 87-year-old Visharda Dhawal, who moved to India during the partition.

Ashraf J Qazi, former Pakistani High Commissioner to India, stresses on the need for easier visa regimes.

"People-to-people contacts are necessary otherwise we will live in ignorance. While the elite, businessmen, students, journalists and others get to visit, people from all classes should get a chance," Qazi told PTI.

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