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Pakistan says no to Indian politicians travel by Kashmir bus NEW DELHI, Saturday (AFP) Pakistan has denied permission to a group of Indian politicians who wanted to travel with the maiden bus to Pakistan-administered Kashmir, reports said Friday. The Press Trust of India news agency quoted unnamed government sources saying that the Indian request had been rejected. "Communication was received from Pakistan denying the permission to eight politicians from mainstream Indian political parties to travel," the news agency reported the sources as saying. Earlier this week, India's foreign office asked the Pakistani government to grant permission to a group of eight senior politicians to travel in a separate bus along with the inaugural Kashmir bus. Kashmiri politicians expressed deep disappointment at the "unhappy development", PTI said. "Our aim was not to politicise the historic event but to represent the people of Jammu and Kashmir across the border," said Kashmir's main opposition National Conference chief Omar Abdullah, according to PTI. |
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