A group of Pakistani devotees has been stopped from visiting India due to recent tensions post abrogation of Article 370, according to a report in Express News daily on Thursday.
The decision was taken by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Devotees from Pakistan regularly visit Indian mosques in large numbers.
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Dargah in Ajmer is one of the most popular religious destinations for the Pakistanis.
After Pakistani crew halted the Samjhauta Express at the Wagah border on Thursday, citing security concerns, Indian crew and guard escorted the train to Attari on the Indian side, a railway spokesperson said.
On Tuesday, pro-India banners appeared in different parts of the Pakistani capital, including in the high-security Red Zone, hailing India’s move to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jammat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed was declared guilty of “terror financing” by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in a Pakistani court on Wednesday.
Pakistan’s decision to suspend bilateral trade ties with India would hit the neighbouring country more as they import essential items, according to experts.
Doval was in Kashmir to assess the security situation in the state, which was put under curfew hours ahead of the government's announcement.
We note that the Indian government has described these actions as strictly an internal matter.