Summary The rail service was stopped due to ongoing protest by farmers in Indian Punjab.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Samjhauta Express train, which travels between Lahore and New Delhi, was stopped at Wagah border on Thursday after the Indian authorities requested Pakistan Railways authorities not to send the train due to security reasons.
Attari station master told his Pakistani counterpart over a special hotline to offload the passengers at Wagah due to ongoing protest by farmers in Indian Punjab.
He said there were fears of attack on the train.
According to Indian media, rail services were hit at several places in Indian Punjab with farmers outfits starting their two-day Rail Roko agitation from in protest against the government s "anti-farmer" policies.
As many as six trains have been stopped by protesting farmers at different places, causing inconvenience to passengers.
The Indian Farmers in large numbers squatted on railway tracks to stop train movement.
