Friday, May 20, 2011

19 persons cross sides on LoC via Uri

SRINAGAR, May 19 (PBI): Nine fresh visitors from Pakistan Administered Kash¬mir were among 19 persons who crossed sides along the Line of Control via Uri in north Kashmir Baramulla district on Thursday.

Station House Officer Uri Showkat Ahmad told Press Bureau of India that while nine fresh visitors from Pak arrived here via the ‘Peace Bus’, four persons from this part of Kashmir return home, they said. The pas¬sengers travelled from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pak, to Chakoti, near the LoC in Uri town and as a part of procedure, the travellers alighted from the bus and crossed the Aman Setu (Peace Bridge) on foot.
Four fresh visitors from this part of the Kashmir also travelled to Pak when the bus left, they said. Two residents of Muzaf¬farabad also returned home after stipu¬lated stay here, he added.

(Courtesy : http://www.kashmirtimes.com)

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