Pakistan and India open fourth Kashmir border point

But as with the other three that opened last week, Kashmiris themselves will not be allowed to cross the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the Himalayan territory.

"The Tatta Pani-Mendher crossing on the Line of Control in Kashmir opened at 10:30 am (0530 GMT)," a senior Pakistani military official in the area said. Tatta Pani is on the Pakistani side and Mendher is in the Indian sector.

Senior officers shook hands over the frontier and Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged aid supplies for quake-hit families on both sides, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.