New Delhi : Pakistan on Thursday suspended the Samjhauta Express train services linking India and Pakistan. The announcement was made by Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday announced that Pakistan had closed the train services, according to a Paksitani media.
In a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Rasheed said the bogies of the train will now be used for passengers travelling on the occasion of Eid, reported the media.
The move comes days after the Narendra Modi government scrapped Article 370, Article 35A and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs) with two Lieutenant Governors. While Jammu and Kashmir will have a legislature, Ladakh will be a UT without a legislature.
The Superintendent of Attari Railway station, Arvind Kumar Gupta, said that the train was scheduled to reach India today. But Pakistan refused to send its driver and Railway crew to India, citing security issues. It further asked India to send its own staff to take the train back.
Bureau Report
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