LAHORE: Samjhota Express will run according to its schedule on Monday (today) but driven by an Indian driver between Wagah and Atari.

Indian authorities have yet to renew the visa of a Pakistani driver, which expired on June 18, said an official of the Pakistan Railways (PR) here on Sunday.

A PR driver from Lahore would take the train to Wagah, said the official and added same arrangements were in place to bring here more than 400 Sikh pilgrims through a special train from Atari on Sunday.

The official expressed the optimism that the Pakistani driver would get his renewed visa within a day or so and the Samjhota Express would be driven by a PR driver from Thursday.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2015

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