Sh Rasheed announces to resume Samjhauta Express train service from Mar 4
Last updated on: 28 February,2019 01:09 pm
The minister said that Indian anchors are fighting the war instead of the army.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed on Thursday said that Samjhauta Express train service will be resumed from Monday. In a statement, the minister said that Indian television anchors are fighting the war instead of the army. He also criticized Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi and advised him to handle the situation calmly. It is to be mentioned here that Samjhauta Express train service from Pakistan to India was suspended till next order in a wake of escalating tensions between the both countries. The passengers who came from India are facing problems in traveling back. They have also advised Indian government to handle the situation with peace talks. The train connecting Lahore in Pakistan and Atari and Delhi in India was scheduled to depart on February 28 at 8 am but it was cancelled. The suspension came day after Pakistan Air Force (PAF) destroyed two Indian fighter jets in a response to Indian Line of Control (LoC) violation. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan Air Force engaged six targets from across the Line of Control in Occupied Kashmir.
He said that one Indian pilot identified as Abhinandan was also arrested.
Tensions between Pakistan and India have been escalated since a suicide attack in occupied Kashmir killed 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers. The attack saw explosives packed inside a van rip through buses in a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying some 2,500 members of the paramilitary CRPF.