Srinagar, Aug 21 : As many as 41 fresh guests from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrived here today while 14 Kashmiris crossed over to other side of the Line of Control (LoC) in the weekly Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad.
“196 returnees, including 116 residents of PoK, who were stranded in Jammu after Poonch-Rawalakote bus service was suspended since July 10 due to heavy shelling from across the border, also crossed sides at Kaman Post, the last Indian military post on this side of the LoC in Uri sector,” official sources told this evening.
The Karvan-e-Aman bus service resumed today after remaining suspended last week on account of Independence Day of Pakistan.
Sources said 41 resident of PoK, including 13 women and 6 children, arrived at Kaman Post after crossing the Aman Setu, peace bridge, on foot to meet their relatives, separated in 1947 due to partition.
Seven Kashmiris, who had gone to POK, also returned to their homes after completing stay on other side of the LoC.
Meanwhile, 14 Kashmiris, including four women and three children, crossed over to other side to meet his relatives in POK.
They said 73 PoK residents, including 26 women and 11 children, who had arrived here in previous buses returned to their homes after completing stay here.
Meanwhile, 116 residents of POK, who were stranded in Jammu for the past over a month after Poonch in Jammu region-Rawlakote bus service was suspended due to heavy shelling from Pakistan troops on LoC, also crossed over to the other side.
POK residents had left Poonch early this morning through historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region and reached Kaman post, Uri this evening.
The bus service, a major Confidence Building Measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan after 1999 Kargil War, continued despite unrest in Kashmir in 2016 and tension on the LoC, due to ceasefire violation and subsequent surgical strike by Indian troops in the PoK.
The cross-LoC bus service started on April 7, 2005 despite opposition by militant organisations has helped thousands of families, divided in 1947 due to partition, to meet each other after India and Pakistan agreed to allow travel of state subjects from both sides on travel permits, instead of international passport.
The travel permit is issued to the state subject from both sides of the LoC, only after their names are cleared by the intelligence agencies from India and Pakistan.
However, only state subjects from both sides can avail the cross-LoC bus facility.UNI
“196 returnees, including 116 residents of PoK, who were stranded in Jammu after Poonch-Rawalakote bus service was suspended since July 10 due to heavy shelling from across the border, also crossed sides at Kaman Post, the last Indian military post on this side of the LoC in Uri sector,” official sources told this evening.
The Karvan-e-Aman bus service resumed today after remaining suspended last week on account of Independence Day of Pakistan.
Sources said 41 resident of PoK, including 13 women and 6 children, arrived at Kaman Post after crossing the Aman Setu, peace bridge, on foot to meet their relatives, separated in 1947 due to partition.
Seven Kashmiris, who had gone to POK, also returned to their homes after completing stay on other side of the LoC.
Meanwhile, 14 Kashmiris, including four women and three children, crossed over to other side to meet his relatives in POK.
They said 73 PoK residents, including 26 women and 11 children, who had arrived here in previous buses returned to their homes after completing stay here.
Meanwhile, 116 residents of POK, who were stranded in Jammu for the past over a month after Poonch in Jammu region-Rawlakote bus service was suspended due to heavy shelling from Pakistan troops on LoC, also crossed over to the other side.
POK residents had left Poonch early this morning through historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region and reached Kaman post, Uri this evening.
The bus service, a major Confidence Building Measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan after 1999 Kargil War, continued despite unrest in Kashmir in 2016 and tension on the LoC, due to ceasefire violation and subsequent surgical strike by Indian troops in the PoK.
The cross-LoC bus service started on April 7, 2005 despite opposition by militant organisations has helped thousands of families, divided in 1947 due to partition, to meet each other after India and Pakistan agreed to allow travel of state subjects from both sides on travel permits, instead of international passport.
The travel permit is issued to the state subject from both sides of the LoC, only after their names are cleared by the intelligence agencies from India and Pakistan.
However, only state subjects from both sides can avail the cross-LoC bus facility.UNI
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