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

Further, Pakistan is set to offer its JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Bangladesh amid strengthening ties between the two countries, Islamabad's military has announced. The JF-17 Thunder is a multi-role combat aircraft jointly developed by China and Pakistan.

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...