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  World   Asia  09 Aug 2019  After Samjhauta, Pak suspends Thar Express over Kashmir dispute

After Samjhauta, Pak suspends Thar Express over Kashmir dispute

REUTERS
Published : Aug 9, 2019, 3:48 pm IST
Updated : Aug 9, 2019, 4:08 pm IST

Thar Express runs weekly between the towns of Khokrapar in Pakistan and Monabao in India.

(Photo: File)
 (Photo: File)

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Friday it will halt the last train service running to India, after New Delhi revoked special status for its portion of the Kashmir region claimed by both countries.

“We have decided to shut down the Thar Express as well,” Pakistan’s railways minister Sheikh Rasheed told reporters, in reference to the weekly service running between the towns of Khokrapar in Pakistan and Monabao in India.

“As long as I am railways minister, no train will operate between Pakistan and India.”

Tags: article 370, pakistan, thar express
Location: Pakistan, Islamabad