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By B. Muralidhar Reddy
MUZAFFARABAD, APRIL 7 . In a swipe against militant groups opposed to the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service, the Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, said that those who have failed to cross the Line of Control (LoC) with the power of gun have no right to scuttle efforts for a peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue. "I appeal to everyone to realise the futility of the gun and give an opportunity for dialogue and peace. Please believe me this bus service is not our destination, rather it is a step towards our destination. Our ultimate destination is independence of the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the light of the UN Resolution and becoming part of Pakistan," Mr. Khan said at a formal function organised by his government in honour of the passengers boarding the first bus. The PoK Premier described the Line of Control as an artificial border and said that it would suffer the same fate as the Berlin wall. "It was the dream of Allama Iqbal to see people of Kashmir together. Today we are witnessing a small step towards that dream". He demanded the opening of all the traditional routes connecting the two sides of the Kashmir prior to 1947 besides making the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus a daily service. Mr. Khan wanted the two sides of Kashmir to be linked by air. Thanking the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and Congress chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, for the bus service, he appealed to them to work towards amelioration of the "sufferings" of people of Kashmir.
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