India, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh is set to resume direct flights with Pakistan, with its national carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, set to launch non-stop flights to Karachi later this month.

The flights between Dhaka and Karachi starting from January 29 is part of the closing ties between the two countries. "Initially, flights will operate twice a week, on Thursdays and Saturdays," Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo reported, citing a press statement.

Direct flights between the two nations were not operational for more than a decade amid strained relations.

The two countries last saw direct operations in 2012, PTI news agency reported.

The flight from Dhaka will depart at 8:00 pm local time and arrive in Karachi at 11:00 pm. The return fligh...