Jammu,Jan 11: In yet another setback to cross-LoC travel, Pakistan on Friday decided to suspend ‘Paigam-e-Aman' bus service between Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Jammu and Kashmir.
There would be no bus service on Monday.
“Pakistan has suspended the cross-LoC bus service between Chakan-Da-Bagh (J&K) and Rawalakote (PoK) for the time being,” Trade Facilitation Officer (TFO), Poonch, Abdul Hamid Sheikh told PTI.
“There would be no cross-LoC bus service on Monday,” the TFO said, adding, “No time frame was conveyed to us for re-starting the cross-LoC trade and bus service.”
Mr. Sheikh said that he contacted Director General, Trade and Travel, PoK for clarifying the situation on LoC and he conveyed that firing going on in the Loc and in this situation, no travel can be carried out till further orders.
Pakistan Army had on Wednesday refused to open the gates for allowing cross-LoC trade in Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. 25 J&K trucks carrying goods mostly vegetables for traders in PoK were stranded at the checkpoint.
