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Pakistan’s govt suspends train service to India amid Kashmir dispute Pakistan’s govt suspends train service to India amid Kashmir dispute
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Pakistan said on Thursday it would suspend a rail service linking it to India. The move comes as relations between arch rivals continue to sour over the contested Kashmir region. Pakistan said on Thursday it would suspend a rail service linking it to India. The move comes as relations between the arch rivals continue to deteriorate over the contested Kashmir region.
“We have decided to shut down Samjhauta Express,” railways minister Sheikh Rasheed told a news conference on Thursday. The minister was referring to the train running to India’s capital New Delhi from the Pakistani city of Lahore. “We have decided to shut down Samjhauta Express,” Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed told a news conference on Thursday. The minister was referring to the train running from Lahore, Pakistan to India’s capital New Delhi.
“As long as I am railways minister, Samjhauta Express can’t operate,” Reuters quoted Rasheed as saying.“As long as I am railways minister, Samjhauta Express can’t operate,” Reuters quoted Rasheed as saying.