Samjhauta Express Cancelled

The railways on Friday cancelled operations of Thar Link Express that connects Jodhpur in India to Karachi in Pakistan, officials said, a development that temporarily snaps all rail links between the two countries, as the services of Samjhauta Express have already been suspended.

The service of Samjhauta Express - which runs from Attari to Pakistan's Lahore - was stopped on the Indian side today, two days after Pakistan suspended it citing the government's Kashmir decision. The train ran on Sundays from Delhi to Attari and back. Pakistan used to run the train between Lahore and Attari. Passengers used to change trains at th...

A day after Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released from Pakistan's captivity, India and Pakistan have agreed to resume services of the Samjhauta Express train that connects the estranged neighbours.

After spending three days at the Lahore Railway Station and its adjacent hotels in Pakistan's Punjab province, a total of 86 Indian passengers have left for their home by crossing the Wagah border on foot.

Nearly 40 Pakistani passengers have been stranded in the national capital due to cancellation of the Samjhauta Express, and talks have been started with the Indian government to provide them visa to travel by bus, the Pakistan High Commission said today.

Rejecting charges that it had "stopped" Samjhauta Express, India On Friday said the train was cancelled due to local agitation and Indian authorities had informed their Pakistani counterparts about it in advance.

The railways on Friday cancelled operations of Thar Link Express that connects Jodhpur in India to Karachi in Pakistan, officials said, a development that temporarily snaps all rail links between the two countries, as the services of Samjhauta Express have already been suspended.

The service of Samjhauta Express - which runs from Attari to Pakistan's Lahore - was stopped on the Indian side today, two days after Pakistan suspended it citing the government's Kashmir decision. The train ran on Sundays from Delhi to Attari and back. Pakistan used to run the train between Lahore and Attari. Passengers used to change trains at th...

A day after Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released from Pakistan's captivity, India and Pakistan have agreed to resume services of the Samjhauta Express train that connects the estranged neighbours.

After spending three days at the Lahore Railway Station and its adjacent hotels in Pakistan's Punjab province, a total of 86 Indian passengers have left for their home by crossing the Wagah border on foot.

Nearly 40 Pakistani passengers have been stranded in the national capital due to cancellation of the Samjhauta Express, and talks have been started with the Indian government to provide them visa to travel by bus, the Pakistan High Commission said today.

Rejecting charges that it had "stopped" Samjhauta Express, India On Friday said the train was cancelled due to local agitation and Indian authorities had informed their Pakistani counterparts about it in advance.