Indian buses not being allowed to ply on Pak roads : Official

Amritsar, Apr 1 (PTI) In the wake of the terror attack
on the police training academy in Lahore, Pakistan has stopped
the movement of Indian buses beyond the Wagah border for
security reasons, an Indian official said Wednesday.

Lahore-bound Indian buses are being evacuated at the
Wagah border and their passengers shifted to Pakistani tourist
buses for their onward journey due to rising security concerns
following the attack on the academy, an official posted at the
international Attari check post said.

After the attack at the police training centre close to
the Wagah border, security agencies in Pakistan are
apprehensive that Indian buses could be next on the target of
terrorists.

Concerned about the safety of the Indian buses, Pakistani
authorities yesterday refused to allow the Amritsar-Lahore bus
owned by the Government of India to go beyond the Wagah
border.

However, the Delhi-Lahore bus belonging to Pakistan
Tourism department was allowed to move further up to Lahore.

After custom and immigration check amid tight security at
the Wagah border all the passengers of Indian buses are being
asked to board the bus of Pakistan Tourism Department to
traverse the next 20 km distance upto Lahore, the official
said.

It was done by the Pakistan Government keeping in view
the security of passengers as it was easy for anyone to
identify Indian buses, he said.

"The Pakistani government is of the view that Indian
buses could be an easy target which may further create
bitterness in the relationship between the two countries," the
Indian official said.

Liaison officer of Amritsar-Lahore bus Harjan said
only Indian buses were stopped at Wagah border on Pakistan
territory due to security reasons, whereas the buses of
Pakistan tourism department were moving as per schedule. PTI
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