Srinagar: As many as sixty-one persons including thirty-six fresh visitors from Pakistan Administered Kashmir crossed side along the Line of Control through Poonch-Rawalakote ‘peace bus’ on Monday.
Official sources told the visitors from Pak arrived via Chakandabagh crossing point in Poonch this morning when gate was opened at around noon.
There were four residents of Poonch or Rajouri on board the weekly bus service when it arrived from the Pak.
As many as four first time visitor from twin districts of Jammu region were also onboard the bus when it crossed over to PaK while seventeen resident of Pak travelled back after completing their allotted stay of 28-days in the twin districts, they added.
Teen handed over Pak
Srinagar: A teenager from Pakistan administered Kashmir, who had inadvertently crossed over from Line of Control last week, was handed over to Pakistan rangers by army in Poonch district of Jammu region on Monday.
Official sources told Press Bureau of India that 19-year-old Faiz Mohammad son of Mehboob Hussain, a resident of Mullah Sharief in PaK was handed over to the rangers during a flag off ceremony at Roshni-Post in Mendhar Poonch.
The teenager was arrested early on November 23 by troops of 13 Dogra Regiment and 76 Battalion of BSF Balakote forward area in the district.
Besides an identity card, one blanket and a sickle were recovered from him.
