LAHORE, March 11: The Nankana Sahib-Amritsar regular bus service has been delayed for another two weeks owing to the unavailability of facilities at the former (district).

The Indian government was scheduled to run its first bus on the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib route on March 10. Now, the Indian government will run its first bus on March 24, while the Pakistani authorities would operate its first bus on this route from March 28.

According to sources, the Indian government delayed its first bus run because the Pakistan government could not finalise facilities, including the bus terminal, at Nankana Sahib.

They said the ministry of communication officials were scheduled to hold a meeting on Monday (tomorrow) to finalise arrangements at Nankana Sahib.

Following the Pakistan government 10-member delegation’s inspection visit to Amritsar on Feb 11, sources said, both governments had decided to begin regular operations of the bus service from Feb 24. However, it was later delayed for March 10.

It may be mentioned that the Pakistan and Indian governments had stated in a joint statement that the regular bus service on the route would begin within a month from the trial run. — Staff Reporter