SRINAGAR, Apr 22:
Seventeen residents of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrived here this afternoon while five Kashmiris crossed over to other side of the Line of Control (LoC) to meet their relatives, separated in 1947.
As many as six returnees also cross side at Kaman post, the last Indian military post, on the LoC in Uri sector, official sources said here.
They said 17 PoK residents, highest number so far during 2013, arrived at Kaman Post after crossing the Aman Setu, peace bridge on foot this afternoon. They included five women and two children, sources said.
The earlier highest number of PoK guests was nine on March 25 and April 15.
They said three Kashmiris, including a woman, who had gone to PoK also returned in the Karvan-e-Aman bus after completing stay across the LoC with their relatives, separated during partition.
Five Kashmiris crossed over to other side of the LoC in the bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad since April 7, 2005 when Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh flagged off first bus service from here despite militant threat.
Three PoK residents, who were here, also returned to their homes today after completing stay here.
So far 68 PoK residents and 134 Kashmiris have crossed sides to meet their relatives since January this year. (UNI)
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