There has up to now been no dialogue on the resumption of the Delhi-Lahore bus service which was stopped on August 12, 2020, based on an RTI reply. The Delhi-Lahore bus service has remained suspended for greater than two years because the Delhi Transport Corporation cancelled its worldwide service following Pakistan’s determination to discontinue it within the wake of India revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing.
Replying to an RTI question on August 8, the DTC, which comes below the Delhi authorities, mentioned, “There has been no discussion by the Ministry of External Affairs with the Delhi Transport Corporation to resume Delhi-Lahore bus service since its suspension.”
The public transporter of the nationwide capital additionally mentioned that no fee was made to personal bus operators after suspension of the Delhi-Lahore service.
The Delhi-Lahore bus service was began in February 1999 however suspended after the 2001 Parliament assault. It was restarted in July 2003.
The service was operated from the Ambedkar Stadium terminal close to Delhi Gate. DTC buses used to ply each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) buses each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on the Delhi-Lahore route.
For the return journey, DTC buses used to start out from Lahore each Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, whereas the PTDC buses had been obtainable each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Source: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com