PoK man dies after brief illness in Rajouri

A 61-year-old man from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who had come to visit his relatives on a permit, died after a brief illness in Jammu's Rajouri district, officials said Friday.

Maqsood Hussain died on Thursday at a hospital. He was a resident of Jhelum district of Pakistan, they said.

Hussain had arrived at his relatives' house in Rajouri on October 29 on a cross-border bus service through Chakan Da Bagh crossing, they said, adding the body of the deceased will be sent home for last rites.