LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways has suspended the operation of trains between Quetta and Taftan due to fear of the spread of the coronavirus from Iran as 16 has died in the neighbouring country.
Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed announced on Twitter Wednesday morning that the four trains that travel between Quetta and Pakistan’s Taftan have been suspended and called back.
وفاقی وزیر ریلوے شیخ رشید احمد کا کوئٹہ تافتان ریلوے ٹریفک بند کرنے کا فیصلہ. pic.twitter.com/EO0z8jcAE7
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmad (@ShkhRasheed) February 26, 2020
Rasheed said the train service will remain suspended as long as the border is closed.
If you have booked your luggage or other things on the trains, you can take it back, he said in the video.
Pakistan closed the border with Iran soon after reports of the infections came in.
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