FO spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah.
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“The acting deputy High Commissioner of India, Mr (S) Raghuram was summoned to the ministry of foreign affairs by Dr Mohammad Faisal, the director general (South Asia), to express concern over the cancellation of operation of Samjhauta Express on October 8, 2015”, a Pakistan Foreign Office statement said.
Clarifying its stand on the cancellation of Samjhauta Express, India on Friday said the train was among 75 trains travelling through Punjab which were cancelled due to local agitation in the state.
Pakistani officials said the Indian station commander declared the ongoing protests in India as “harmful” for Pakistani passengers.
Intially, Indian railway officials had told Pakistan Railways officials over a special hotline that farmers are protesting in the country and that there were fears of an attack on the train service.
Samjhauta Express train, which travels between Lahore and New Delhi, was stopped at Wagah border on Thursday after the Indian authorities requested Pakistan Railways authorities not to send the train due to security reasons. The train carrying passengers from both sides of the border was offloaded upon reaching Wagah.
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Swarup said Indian Railway authorities had earlier informed their Pakistani counterparts on the issue. Earlier, this year Pakistan protested against India’s recent decision not to oppose bail for the prime accused in the case.
