Pakistan suspends train service with India.

ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday announced that Pakistan has closed the Samjhota Express train service with India.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Sh Rasheed said the bogies of Samjhota Express will now be used for passengers travelling on the occasion of Eid. "Two special trains will run on Eid. We will try to improve the train schedule, timing, coaches and hygiene. The addition of 38 trains has enabled us to pick seven million more passengers and earn Rs10 billion," he said. "Until I am the railways minister, Samjhota Express train service will not operate," he asserted.

Sh Rasheed said all those who have bought Samjhota Express tickets will be given a full refund and that there will be no deduction at all. "The refund can be collected from the Railways Divisional Superintendent office in Lahore," he said. "The next three to four months are very important. Pakistan is a proponent of peace and does not...