De dul, who returned on Tuesday to Islamabad after the Indian negotiators got going in Kandahar, will fly back to join them on Thursday morning. The 1985 TWI crisis lasted 18 days. The 1988 hijack of Kuwait Airlines went on for 15 days while the PIA jet was taken for 13 days in 1981.
People are anxious.
The general feeling is that time is running out. There is impatience sometimes. The captain told me the hijackers are treating everyone well. They seem to be very determined too. I feel they are very committed people.