Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 12: As many as 14 residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrived here while three Kashmiris crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) in the Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad.
Meanwhile, 23 returnees also crossed sides at Kaman post, the last Indian military post on this side of the LoC in Uri sector.
Official sources here today said 14 PoK residents, including five women, arrived at Kaman post after crossing Aman Setu, peace bridge, on foot to meet their relatives, separated in 1947 due to partition.
Three Kashmiri, including two women, crossed to the other side of the LoC to meet their relatives, sources said.
As many as 23 PoK residents, who had come to Srinagar in previous bus, also returned to their homes, they added.
The bus service has helped thousands of families, who have separated due to partition, to meet each other after India and Pakistan agreed to allow travel of divided families, on Permits instead of International passports.
The first bus was flagged off by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 7, 2005. |
