Relatives of militants may get passport in JK

Srinagar, Jun 20 (KMW): Procedures for issue of passports may have been eased elsewhere but youths in Jammu and Kashmir, said to be relatives of militants, do not get their travel document. Many of them claim they have been denied passport but are not informed about it formally. The state government, which intervened in the matter, claims that passport of relatives of militants are being issued but their kith and kin complain that they are still denied the 'right to travel’. Police refutes these claims and say the process is on.’ Campaign for Right to Travel', a group formed by Kashmiris who have been denied passports, allege that the government has blacklisted more than 60,000 people from receiving passports on the basis of intelligence reports that they could pose a security risk if they travel outside the country.