Pak resumes Samjhauta Express\, 176 passengers reach Attari

Pak resumes Samjhauta Express, 176 passengers reach Attari

ANI  |  General News 

A total of 176 passengers travelling in from reached on Monday and are scheduled to reach in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Among these 176 passengers, 160 are Indians while the rest are Pakistanis.

carrying these passengers will reach at 03:20 am on Tuesday.

On Sunday, 12 passengers booked tickets for the first from Out of 12 Pakistani passengers, 10 of them travelled in sleeper class while the remaining two went in an AC

The Samjhauta Express, or the peace train, is a bi-weekly train that runs on Wednesday and Sunday between Delhi and in and in It comprises six sleeper coaches and an AC 3-tier

Pakistani authorities had suspended the from their end on February 26, the day carried out aerial strikes at a (JeM) terror camp in Balakot.

A day after the air strike, saw heightened military activity on February 27, with Pakistani jets violating the Indian air space and dropping some bombs in Rajouri sector after which one of their fighters was shot down.

India also claimed it foiled an attempt by on Wednesday morning to carry out strikes in by shooting down an fighter plane.

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First Published: Mon, March 04 2019. 17:37 IST