Transport between India and Pakistan

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Transport between India and Pakistan has been developed for tourism and commercial purposes and bears much historical and political significance for both countries, which have possessed few transport links since the partition of India in 1947. In 2019, all public transport links between the two countries were severed because of Pakistani protest at India's revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The only way for travelers to make this journey is to cross on foot at Wagah.[1]

Background

Wagah Border

The

Pakistani Air Force
bombed the tracks during the 1965 war. [2] In the 1990s, the Line of Control (LoC) demarcating the informal boundary along disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir was the scene of exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Indian forces and infiltration of militants into Indian-side. The Kargil War of 1999 broke out when Indian force sought to repel militants and Pakistani soldiers who had infiltrated across the LoC.

In 1977, both nations launched the

international border.[3][4][5]
India and Pakistan have no official trade relations due to ongoing tensions.

Bus services

The

Urdu for Call of the Frontier).[7] The duration of the entire journey is eight hours, covering a distance of 530 km (329 mi).[8] While the bus service had continued to run during the Kargil War of 1999, it was suspended in the aftermath of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack on 13 December 2001, which the Indian government accused Pakistan of instigating.[9] The bus service was resumed on 16 July 2003 when bilateral relations had improved.[7] This service was suspended in 2019, as a result of Pakistani protest at the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

In 2003, after a

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.[3][5] The service was suspended for after 2005 Kashmir earthquake
due to after effects of road damage.

A bus service connecting

Mirpur (Pakistan) are also being planned.[10]
[11]

The Indian official position viewed the Srinagar–Muzaffarabad bus service as a "humanitarian measure without prejudice" and not affecting the rival policies and stands of the two governments on the Kashmir dispute.[3] Both governments announced that Indian and Pakistani citizens could travel anywhere in Indian Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistani Azad Kashmir, including the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which are part of India's claim on Jammu and Kashmir and pre-1947 Jammu and Kashmir.[3] In India, all citizens would have to apply at the Regional Passport Office in Srinagar, which was the designated authority to evaluate applications, verify identities and issue entry permits.[3] As of 25 September 2019 all transport routes have been closed between India and Pakistan after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.[3]

Rail services

As per the

Khokhrapar station and the Indian city of Jodhpur through the Munabao station.[2] Plans and negotiations are underway to launch a train service connecting the Pakistani city of Sialkot with the Indian city of Jammu
.

On 18 February 2007, 2 carriages of the train experienced alleged terrorist bombings near Panipat, Haryana in India. The 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings claimed lives of 68 people.[13] Both the Indian and Pakistani governments condemned the attack, and officials on both sides speculated that the perpetrators intended to disrupt improving relations between the two nations, There have been a number of breaks in the investigation of the bombings. As of 2011, nobody has been charged for the crime yet. It has been allegedly linked to Abhinav Bharat, a Hindu fundamentalist group in India. Other allegations also concurred on Lashkar-e-Taiba (a Pakistani-based terrorist organization).[14] A United States report declared Arif Qasmani to be involved in the attack.[15] The

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
. On 18 February 2006, it was revived after a period of 41 years.

In 2019, as a result of the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan's railway minister Sheikh Rasheed decreed that there would be no more rail transport links between India and Pakistan.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pakistan cuts last remaining transport link to India over Kashmir dispute". Reuters. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Thar Express brings India, Pakistan closer". The Hindu. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "India, Pakistan seal deal on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus link". The Hindu. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service to be weekly". Press Trust of India, Indiainfo.com. 25 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  5. ^ a b "PM flags off Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service on April 7". Press Trust of India, Indiainfo.com. 12 March 2005. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Delhi-Lahore bus service to start on March 16". expressindia.com. The Indian Express. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  7. ^ a b c "Delhi-Lahore bus leaves for Pak". rediff.com. Rediff.com India limited. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  8. ^ "DTC's Delhi-Lahore-Delhi Bus Service". Delhi Transport Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  9. ^ Arundhati Roy (15 December 2006). "India's shame". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  10. ^ "Kargil-Skardoo bus service welcomed". Tribune India. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  11. ^ "Beyond the bus service". Rediff.com. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  12. ^ "Samjhauta only between Attari and Wagah". United News of India. 16 April 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  13. ^ "Dozens dead in India train blast". BBC News. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  14. ^ "US review finds five warnings of Headley's militant links". DNA India. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  15. ^ "US sanctions Pak Lashkar man, cites his Samjhauta blast link". indian express. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Pakistan suspends final rail link to India over Kashmir dispute". Reuters. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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