Connect with us

Pakistan

Pakistanis demand resumption of Thar Express to meet relatives in India

Published

on

  • Pakistanis demand resumption of Thar Express.
  • Thar Express not operative for past three years.
  • It stopped in 2019 when India revoked special status of IIOJK.

Pakistani nationals have demanded the resumption of the Thar Express that allowed movement between India and Pakistan — which has been nonoperative for the past three years due to tensions between the two countries that started in 2019.

While there is a barbed wire along the border of Sindh separating Pakistan from India, Thar Express let people from the two countries meet. 

Pakistanis who recently travelled via the Atari border in Punjab to Rajasthan’s Barmer argue that the Thar Express services must resume, News18 reported.

Seven Pakistanis reached Barmer to attend the funeral of a relative there. It took them three days to reach their destination. According to them, the Thar Express was a more feasible option.

They said that the newer option not only took more time because of visas but was also more expensive.

Many families in Sindh with relatives in India’s Rajasthan are troubled due to the closure of the train services and have difficulties keeping in touch with their loved ones.

The train connects Karachi in Pakistan and Jodhpur in India. During the 1965 war between the neighbouring countries, the services were disrupted after damaged rail tracks.

In 2006, after 41 years, the service resumed but was again stopped in 2019 when the Narendra Modi government revoked the special status of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK) under Article 370.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

Large-scale raid at the airport in Islamabad

Published

on

By

A travel attempt is blocked by FIA immigration, and two suspects are released.

At Islamabad Airport, the immigration squad of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) stopped two travelers from using forged documents to fly outside.

Wajid Ali and Irfan Khan were the two people who were trying to get to Poland.

Both travelers, who were from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, were removed from the aircraft when their fake visas were found. Fake visas were discovered affixed to the suspects’ passports while they were aboard a private airline.

After the discovery, the suspects were sent to Islamabad’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle for additional examination.

Continue Reading

Latest News

Address by the Information Minister: Tarar Claims Dead Bodies Are Being Used to Spread False Narratives

Published

on

By

According to Attaullah Tarar, the minister of information, the PTI is fabricating a story about dead bodies and demonstrators who invaded the capital were armed to the teeth.

Speaking about politics and false information on Islamabad’s social media platforms, Information Minister Tarar claimed that there isn’t a single video showing security personnel being fired directly.

According to him, foreign exchange has increased to over 11 billion dollars, inflation has fallen to a 70-month low, and the Pakistan Stock Exchange has surpassed 100,000 points.

The PML-N government, he claimed, prevented the nation from going into default.

A decrease in inflation, according to the minister, is evidence that the nation’s economy has strengthened.

Continue Reading

Latest News

SIFC Leads Disco Privatization: Steering Committee to Supervise Privatization of the Power Sector

Published

on

By

To solve its problems and privatize the electricity industry, the government is working with the Special Investment Facilitation Council.

The government has made great strides toward the privatization of three of the best-performing power distribution companies in an effort to draw in investment and increase efficiency.

SIFC has been tasked with playing a key role in expediting the process. The first target of the privatization would be the discos in Islamabad, Gujranwala, and Faisalabad, which together make up 52% of the independent power producers that are governed by the government.

To ensure a seamless privatization process and promote collaboration among government departments, a steering committee has been established.

A plan is being created to address concerns and educate stakeholders. In order to make sure the privatization is successful, the group is also evaluating possible dangers.
Weekly progress reports will be given in order to keep the process accountable and transparent.

Continue Reading

Trending