Pakistan said on Thursday it would suspend a rail service linking it to Índia. The move comes as relations between the arch rivals continue to deteriorate over the contested Caixmir regió.
“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,” Rasheed said.
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- “We have decided to shut down Samjhauta Express,” Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed told a news conference on Thursday.
- Pakistan said on Thursday it would suspend a rail service linking it to India.
- “As long as I am railways minister, Samjhauta Express can't operate,” Rasheed said.
