SRINAGAR:
The weekly Karvan-e-Aman bus service, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (POK) has been suspended next week in view of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Official sources told reporters that bus service which was scheduled to run on Monday has been suspended owing of Eid. He said this decision was taken jointly by India and Pakistan and those who were scheduled to travel in the cross-LoC bus on that day were also informed.
The bus service, introduced on April 7, 2005 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 on ‘Travel Permits’ instead of International passport.
However, travel permit is issued only when a person from either side of the LoC is cleared by intelligence agencies from both sides. (AGENCIES)
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