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Pak opposes Amritsar-Nankana Sahib train
Islamabad:
Pakistan Interior Ministry has reportedly opposed the launch of a
train service from Amritsar to Nankana Sahib on the lines of a bus service
already running between Pakistan and India. "The ministry neither supports
the train service between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib, nor it favours the
extension of the route of Samjhota Express up to Nankana Sahib, presently
running between Lahore and Attari," the Daily Times quoted Interior Ministry
as saying in response to a letter of the Railways Ministry. The Railway
Ministry had sought Interior Ministry's remarks on the proposed train
service between the two cities, which have several sacred places of Muslims
and Sikh religion. Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of the founder of the
Sikh religion and first Guru Nanak Sahib. Sources said that besides the
Interior Ministry, the other departments of Pakistan federal cabinet concerned
accorded their consent to the proposal without raising any objection.
"However, the case has been referred back to the Cabinet for discussion,"
said sources. They added that the federal cabinet, in its November 2 meeting
last year, had directed the Railways Ministry to explore the possibility
of launching a train service between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib and submit
a summary to the Prime Minister Secretariat for approval. After examining
the cabinet proposal, the ministry concluded that instead of launching
a new train service both countries should extend the existing route of
the Samjhota Express. For a new train service, both countries are bound
to revise the already existing agreement, sources said.
-Oct
28, 2006
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