18 Indians leave for PoK to meet relatives

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:48 [IST]

Jammu, Mar 13 (UNI) As many as 57 civilians, including 18 Indian citizens, who left for PoK from this side for the first time to meet their relatives across Line of Control (LoC), crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) from Chakkan-Da-Bagh of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Official sources today said 39 PoK civilians returned to their home after completing their stay in Jammu and Kashmir. Altogether 97 civilians crossed Line of Control (LoC) through Poonch-Rawlakote bus service on Monday.

Official sources said from PoK, 40 civilians crossed LoC to enter Poonch. Of them, 15 came to meet their divided families while 25 locals returned after completing their month-long stay in PoK, sources said.

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