Pakistan “Friendly Train” Operation Stops Countermeasures to India August 9th 5:26
In response to the abolition of self-government rights that India has admitted to the Kashmir provinces that compete for territorial rights with Pakistan, the Pakistan government has announced that it will stop operating international trains connecting the two countries as a new countermeasure. There are concerns that military tensions will increase again in the future.
On 6th of this month, the Indian government abolished the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, where the majority of Muslims are located in the Indian state of the Kashmir region.
India and Pakistan are fighting for sovereignty in the Kashmir region, but since 1949, the state has been granted special autonomy, including strong power in the parliament. Following the abolition of autonomy, the Pakistani government announced on August 8 that it will stop operating international trains connecting the eastern city of Lahore and the Indian capital of New Delhi as a new countermeasure.
This train is called “Friendly Train” because it has been repeatedly stopped and restarted every time Pakistan and India confront each other over territorial rights, and it is a barometer that shows the relationship between the two countries.
The Pakistani government has revealed countermeasures such as the summoning of ambassadors stationed in India on the 7th and the suspension of trade relations for the time being, and there are concerns that military tension will rise again between the two countries in the future. .