Friday, December 23 2005 16:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Srinagar: A delegation of moderate Hurriyat Conference led by its Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq will visit the earthquake affected areas of Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir in the first week of January.

Mirwaiz, Executive Committee members Bilal Gani Lone and Abdul Gani Bhat will travel to Pakistan and PoK areas through the international border, sources in the amalgam told sources here.

The rest of the delegation, which is likely to be between 13 and 15 members will make the trip the quake affected areas aboard the Karavan-e-Aman (caravan of peace), Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus on December 29, the sources said.

The applications of Hurriyat leaders to board the bus have been processed by the regional passport office here and forwarded to authorities in PoK for clearance, official sources said.

The aim of the visit was to express solidarity with the quake survivors on the other side of Line of Control but they will also meet the Pakistani leaders including those of the opposition parties, the Hurriyat leaders said.

Mirwaiz is also expected to present Hurriyat version of a solution to Kashmir issue to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the visit.