In 2003 , after a ceasefire in Kashmir improved bilateral relations , the two governments worked on the proposal for a bus connecting the city of Srinagar in Indian Kashmir to the city of Muzaffarabad in Pakistani Kashmir . The official agreement was promulgated on February 16 , 2005 when the then-Indian Minister of External Affairs K. Natwar Singh visited Pakistani President Pervez Musharaff in Rawalpindi , Pakistan . The decision was announced along with agreements on establishing the Thar Express train service . The bus runs a distance of 183 kilometres and was officially launched on April 7 , 2005 and was flagged-off by the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh . The service was suspended for some time after 2005 Kashmir earthquake due to aftereffect of road damage
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
Transport between India and Pakistan