NEW DELHI, Feb 17: The Indian government has given a go-ahead for two extra buses to be added to the service between New Delhi and Lahore, an official said on Tuesday.

"The permission has come from the External Affairs Ministry. Two more buses will now ply on the Delhi-Lahore route," Delhi Transport Minister Haroon Yusuf said.

The air-conditioned vehicles had been ordered and would be arriving in a month's time, he said. With the new buses, the frequency of the Delhi to Lahore service would double to four times a week.

Buses from the Indian side currently run on Tuesdays and Fridays while the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) operates buses on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Both the DTC and PTDC services run at full capacity, ferrying 34 passengers and 39 passengers respectively, a DTC official said. -AFP