Passengers disembark from the train after it was called back to Lahore. PHOTO: ZAHOORUL HAQ/EXPRESS
Pakistani passengers who were stranded in India after the Delhi-bound Samjhauta Express was cancelled last week, upon India’s request, will arrive in Pakistan today.
“These persons will be sent back by bus,” Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi said, according to Radio Pakistan.''
Read: Samjhauta Express: Indian passengers cross Wagah border on foot
In a statement, the High Commission said the remaining 19 Pakistanis are being facilitated on the direction of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to be brought back home. Earlier, the High Commission had sent back 14 stranded Pakistanis.
Pakistani officials had last week called back the train from the Wagah border after Indian officials had cited potential security risks due to protests by farmers. The train’s departure has now been pushed back to October 15.
Read: Cancelled Samjhauta: 35 Pakistani passengers stranded in New Delhi
While Pakistan expressed grave concern over the cancellation of operation of Samjhota Express, Indian passengers stranded in Pakistan made their way home by crossing the Wagah-Attari border on foot on Monday.
The Foreign Office spokesperson claimed that the cancellation caused inconvenience to more than 200 passengers from both the countries.
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