New Delhi : The Centre will work out modalities for legalising the Nepal route for return of Kashmiri youth from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba after she raised the issue with him, a state government statement said tonight.
Singh also assured Mehbooba that more cross-LoC points would be opened for movement of people and goods, the statement said.
The issue of migrant Kashmiri Pandits also came up during the meeting and the Chief Minister said the state government would make arrangements for accommodating them in transit accommodation till their permanent settlement at their native places, it said.
During the meeting where security and developmental issues concerning the state were discussed, Mehbooba stressed the urgency of rejuvenating the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in the state to put the peace and reconciliation process back on track.
She stressed the need for reviving the intra and inter-state CBMs including rehabilitation of the Kashmiri youth who had gone across for arms training and are now eager to return and live normal life, the statement said. “Responding to the issues raised by Mehbooba, the Union Home Minister said the Government of India would work out the modalities for legalising the Nepal route for return of Kashmiri youth from PoK,” the statement said.-PTI
