In spite of India's objection, the Pakistan-China bus service stopped Lahore

Setting aside India's strong objection, the luxury bus service connecting Pakistan and China was reported Tuesday in Lahore. According to Pakistan-based Dawn News, the Sino-Pakistan Economic Corridor's luxury bus service is operated by the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation and the Shuja Express.

". Foreign Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said last week that the bus service would "violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India".

"The 1963 agreement on the border between China and Pakistan is illegal and invalid, and has never been recognized by the Indian government. Therefore, such a bus service crossing Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan will constitute a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, "said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. External Affairs.

The protest was rejected by Pakistan, which accused India of "deceiving" the international community.The Foreign Office of Pakistan issued a statement in which it declared that the claims of the India could not "change the facts of history."

"We reject the so-called protest and statement of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) regarding bus service by China – Economic Corridor of Pakistan (CPEC): The repeated regurgitation of India's claims on Indian Kashmir can not change either the historical facts or the legality of the dispute over Jammu and Kashmir, "the communist said.

Affirming that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir is "disputed" The statement further states that "the final status must be determined through a democratic and impartial plebiscite that will be held under the auspices of the United Nations ".

China had also downplayed India's protests. an economic cooperation initiative that does not target any third country. "

India has not yet responded to the launch of the bus service despite its objection.

An article in Dawn News said that a person would need a valid visa to board on the 36-hour drive from Lahore to Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Province .According to the report, the one-way ride of the bus service is 13 000 rupees while round trip is 23000 rupees.