-
Which two of the following places in India and Pakistan are to be linked by Rail as part of Confidence Building Measure under Indo-Pak Peace initiative ?
-
- Munabo and Khokrapar
- Amritsar and Sialkot
- Jammu and Sialkot
- Jaipur and Karachi
- Munabo and Khokrapar
Correct Option: A
The railway service between Munabao in western Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Pakistan’s Sindh province start in 2006. The Pakistani forces had, in the 1965 war, removed the rail tracks linking Khokhrapar with Manabao in India and rail traffic had not been resumed since then. Prior to that, the train on this route used to be between Karachi to Mumbai via Munabao. However, during the war of 1971 between Indian and Pakistan, there was a temporary link-up to facilitate the movement of the armed forces.