KARACHI, May 11: Senior Citizens Action Committee has urged Pakistan and India to start another service of Samjhota Express from Karachi to Ajmer Sharif in addition to the one already running between Lahore and Delhi.

In a statement issued here on Sunday the committee expressed its gratitude over Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali’s practical steps in getting road and rail links between the two countries restored.

It also welcomed the two countries’ intention to initiate dialogue on all disputes, including Kashmir.

It drew the attention of the authorities to the fact that more than 90 per cent of people availing the facility of Samjhota Express hailed from Sindh and destined mainly the areas bordering this province. Thus, it said, Samjhota Express service from Karachi would benefit most of the visitors to India and Pakistan travelling through train.

The committee also called for the reopening of Indian consulate at Karachi to facilitate visa seekers.

It appealed to Mr Jamali, as well as foreign and interior ministers, to constitute a committee to consider and take a decision on the reopening of Khokhrapar-Monabao rail route.

Meanwhile, a writer of children stories, Faizan Shehzad, has appealed to the prime minister to allow exchange of children magazines between the two countries.—APP