Srinagar
The weekly Karwan-e-Aman bus service operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad Pakistan will not be running today on Monday, officials said.
“We have received an advisory from Pakistan Administrated Kashmir government late Sunday night to suspend the peace bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad today,” an official said.
“PAK government has announced holiday on today when funeral of Sardar Khalid, son of Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, founder President of PAK will be held at Rawlakote,” he added.
Sardar Khalid (70) a veteran politician passed away on Sunday.
He said that all the passengers who were scheduled to travel in the bus on Monday have been informed about the cancellation of the bus.
They will be now adjusted in the bus, next week, he said.
The weekly bus service has helped thousands of divided families to meet each other since April 7, 2005, when India and Pakistan agreed to allow state subjects from both sides to travel on ” Travel Permits”, instead of International Passports.
