Updated On: 26 December, 2015 08:59 AM IST | | Shantanu Guha Ray
<p>Work on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘surprise’ visit to Pakistan began in September during a private visit of former Pak envoy to India, Salman Bashir. Steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal applied the finishing touches</p>

hospitality: Modi and Sharif at the latter's palatial home.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'surprise' visit to Lahore on his way back from Kabul was a planned affair pushed by diplomats from across the border and two steel families.

Hospitality: Modi and Sharif at the latter’s palatial home.