TNPSC Thervupettagam

Thar Express

August 19 , 2019 1841 days 905 0
  • India suspends Thar Link Express to Pakistan.
  • It starts from Jodhpur of Rajasthan, crosses Munabao, the last station on the Indian side of the border. It reaches Karachi in Pakistan.
  • The Thar Link Express is a continuation of the previous Sind Mail.
  • It was revived after a period of 41 years on 18 February 2006.
About
  • On 28 June 1976, India and Pakistan signed the rail communication agreement.
  • It was signed to normalise the relations between two nations after signing the Simla Agreement (2 July 1972) few months after the end of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
  • This agreement forms the basis of running Thar Link Express, as well as the Samjhauta Express.
  • The Delhi–Lahore Bus and Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus are based on a separated agreement.


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