India, Pak to discuss streamlining of bus services on Feb 13-14
Indian and Pakistani officials will meet in New Delhi on February 13 and 14 for discussions on streamlining bus services between the two countries, especially on routes that have proved to be non-remunerative.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD:Indian and Pakistani officials will meet in New Delhi on February 13 and 14 for discussions on streamlining bus services between the two countries, especially on routes that have proved to be non-remunerative.
Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq today dismissed reports that the frequency of certain bus services would be reduced and said the officials would discuss the "merger or re-routing" of certain services that had not attracted too many passengers.
The discussions would largely focus on bus services linking Pakistan's Punjab province to India's Punjab state and New Delhi, he said. These include the bus services between Nanakana Sahib and Lahore in Pakistan and Amritsar in India as also the service linking Lahore and New Delhi.
Some of these services, Sadiq said, had not attracted many passengers and were "non-commercial".
Answering a question on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline during his weekly news briefing, Sadiq said negotiations on the project were under way.
There were reports that the Indian Petroleum Minister would visit Iran for talks with his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts but there had been a change in plans, he said.
"It (the matter) is being pursued actively," Sadiq said.
Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq today dismissed reports that the frequency of certain bus services would be reduced and said the officials would discuss the "merger or re-routing" of certain services that had not attracted too many passengers.
The discussions would largely focus on bus services linking Pakistan's Punjab province to India's Punjab state and New Delhi, he said. These include the bus services between Nanakana Sahib and Lahore in Pakistan and Amritsar in India as also the service linking Lahore and New Delhi.
Some of these services, Sadiq said, had not attracted many passengers and were "non-commercial".
Answering a question on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline during his weekly news briefing, Sadiq said negotiations on the project were under way.
There were reports that the Indian Petroleum Minister would visit Iran for talks with his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts but there had been a change in plans, he said.
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"It (the matter) is being pursued actively," Sadiq said.
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