Apart from this , the most notable was the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 en route New Delhi from Kathmandu , Nepal . The plane was hijacked on 24 December 1999 approximately one hour after take off and was taken to Amritsar airport and then to Lahore in Pakistan . After refuelling the plane took off for Dubai and then finally landed in Kandahar , Afghanistan . Under intense media pressure , New Delhi complied with the hijackers ' demand and freed Maulana Masood Azhar from its captivity in return for the freedom of the Indian passengers on the flight . The decision , however , cost New Delhi dearly . Maulana , who is believed to be hiding in Karachi , later became the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed , an organization which has carried out several terrorist acts against Indian security forces in Kashmir
Indian Airlines Flight IC 814
Indian Airlines Flight 814
India–Pakistan relations