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Wednesday, Apr 06, 2005

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Passengers face another hurdle

By Luv Puri

JAMMU, APRIL 5. Another hurdle awaits the passengers travelling on the Srinagar-Muzafarrabad bus on April 7 though heavy security could see them through the Line of Control — the lack of direct road links between the various cities of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.

Many relatives of the passengers travelling across the Line of Control live in different parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that has four districts, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Kotli and Mirpur.

There are many cities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which are not linked with each other and one has to pass through Pakistan for making the journey. This has been a source of worry for many passengers whose relatives live in areas that are not directly connected with Muzaffarabad. As per the agreement signed between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan on February 16 at Islamabad, the movement of the passengers travelling on the Srinagar-Muzafarrabad bus would be restricted to undivided Jammu and Kashmir (as it existed till 1947-48) which included the northern areas on the Pakistan side and Ladakh on the Indian side of the Line of Control.

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