SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Police on Tuesday detained a Kashmiri leader after he set out to cross LoC to help quake victims in Pakistan. Nayeem Khan and 15 of his supporters were held near Mirgund, 20 kilometres north of Srinagar, while they were heading to the border sector of Uri, police said.

Mr Khan had declared last week that he would breach the Line of Control at Uri and cross over to Azad Kashmir to help the victims of earthquake. He had made it clear his group would not seek permission from the Indian government to cross the LoC.

Other Kashmiri leaders said they too wanted to cross the LoC to help quake victims in Azad Kashmir but they would wait until they got the go-ahead from the authorities. “I and my volunteers are eager to cross over to help our brothers in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir,” said Javed Mir, a former Mujahideen commander.—AFP