Breakthrough bus service begins through Kashmir

Pakistan and India agreed today to start a historic bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir, the first direct link between the two sides of the Himalayan province that has been at the heart of decades of bloodshed.

Breakthrough bus service begins through Kashmir

Pakistan and India agreed today to start a historic bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir, the first direct link between the two sides of the Himalayan province that has been at the heart of decades of bloodshed.

The deal is a boost to peace talks that began early last year, and will be welcomed by thousands of Kasmiri families divided by the military line that splits the mountainous region.

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