ISLAMABAD April 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Pakistan on Monday described as "uncalled for" the issuance of threats by some groups to the upcoming landmark Kashmir bus service, which will re-unite Kashmiris separated decades ago.

    "We have heard that certain militant organizations in the Indian occupied Kashmir (India-controlled Kashmir) have issued a threat. We hope that since the travelers are genuine Kashmiris, who want to meet their loved once here in Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-controlled Kashmir) so no harm is done to them," Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani told the weekly press briefing here on Monday.

    A bus service between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar, the respective headquarters of Pakistan-controlled and India-controlled Kashmirs, will begin on Thursday, which is considered the major confidence building measure (CBM) between the two arch rivals.

    Last week, four little known Kashmiri groups warned Kashmiris against traveling in the bus service, saying the bus is harmful to their struggle.

    "I would like to go further that such threats are absolutely uncalled far and are not required," Jilani said.

    "We do not see any problem as far as the security of bus service in Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-controlled Kashmir) is concerned," the spokesman said.

    "We see the Kashmir bus service as a very significant development. It is a significant confidence building measure, specific to the people of Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

    The CBM will alleviate sufferings of Kashmiris, the spokesman said, adding that the bus would provide opportunity to the people of Kashmir from both parts to revive their links and to meet the loved ones.

    This will also revive historical links with Pakistan, he said.

    "We feel this is the just first step. We hope that it will culminate in the resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir with the satisfaction of all the parties," he said. Enditem