5 PoK guests arrive in Kashmir; 22 Kashmiris cross to other side of LoC
21/02/2017
SRINAGAR, Feb 20: Despite wet weather, 22 Kashmiris, the highest during this winter, crossed over to other side of Line of Control (LoC) while five guests from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrived here in the weekly Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad. Meanwhile, seven returnees also crossed sides at the Kaman Post, in Uri sector, official sources said this afternoon. They said five PoK residents, including three women, arrived at Kaman Post after crossing the Aman Setu, peace bridge, on foot to meet their relatives, separated in 1947.
Seven Kashmiris, who had gone to PoK, also returned to their homes after completing stay across the LoC. They included two women and three children. They said 22 Kashmiris, including nine women and three children, crossed over to other side.
Meanwhile, no PoK resident returned to his homes in the bus. “This is the highest number of Kashmiris, who crossed over to the other side of LoC in the bus during this winter season,” they said.
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