Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said it will ask the Centre for taking up with Pakistan the issue of re-opening of Nowgam-Nowkot Line of Control road between J & K and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK).
“The state government will request the Centre to include opening of Nowgam-Nowkot road between J & K and POK in their talks as another Confidence Building Measure (CBM) between India and Paksitan”, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a written reply to the question of member Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid in J&K Assembly on Monday.
Nowgam-Nowkot road connects Mawer area of Kupwara district in J&K with Leepa Valley of POK.
He said opening of roads for increasing connectivity between J&K and POK is a subject matter dealt by the Centre and Pakistan.
Two LoC roads Poonch-Rawalakote in Jammu region and Uri-Muzaffarabad in Kashmir valley have been re-opened between J&K and POK as a CBM for facilitation of trade and travel.
