SRINAGAR, Jan 2: The first Karvan-e-Aman bus of 2017 today left for Kaman Post, the last Indian military post on this side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector to cross over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The peace bus left Srinagar this morning and has since reached the Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC), Uri, official sources said.
They said the exact number of those crossing over to PoK and arriving from the other side of LoC will be known only in the afternoon.
The bus service continued its run despite unrest in the Kashmir last year and tension on the LoC due to ceasefire violation.
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.
However, travel permit is issued to citizens from both sides of the LoC only after their names are cleared by intelligence agencies from India and Pakistan. (AGENCIES)
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