This demand was made by Leader of Opposition in AJK Legislative Assembly Barrister Sultan Mahmood and chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik at a joint press conference here.
Both the leaders said that President General Pervez Musharraf has already proposed to open the Line of Control and asked the Indian leadership to respond positively during talks between the two countries likely to be held tomorrow (October 29).
Sultan Mahmood said: "Yasin Malik is visiting Azad Kashmir to express his sympathies with the bereaved families and encourage people, who became victims of the unprecedented quake." He said: "Yasin Malik's presence here has played a pivotal role in minimising sufferings of the affected people."
Expressing his resolve to continue movement for the right of self-determination, he said, 'the entire Kashmiri nation observed October 27 as the black day when Indian forces entered the held valley in 1947.'
He, however, said the movement for the right to self-determination would continue till its solution in accordance with UN resolutions.
Sultan Mahmood said he would continue his effort to unveil India's gross human rights violations against the innocent Kashmiri people at the world fora.
Speaking on the occasion, Yasin Malik said he himself witnessed destruction in various parts of Azad
Kashmir, especially Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot and adjoining areas.
PAK HELP LAUDED: He appreciated people of Pakistan for extending exemplary support to their Kashmiri brethren.
Yasin Malik observed that an entire younger generation of Kashmir has become victim of the earthquake while survivors are suffering from multiple physical and mental ailments.
"Every Kashmiri in the occupied valley wants to help their brethren in this hour of need and they want to participate in the relief work in Azad Kashmir," he added.
Yasin Malik appealed to the prime minister of India to allow Kashmiris living in occupied Kashmir to carry out relief activities in Azad Kashmir.
Responding to a question, Sultan Mahmood said the time has come when the Kashmiri people should be given some concessions.
India, he said, should withdraw its forces from cities of occupied Kashmir and release all the political prisoners from the Indian jails.
To a question, Yasin Malik said: "The people of Kashmir should be provided an opportunity to decide whether they want to live with India or Pakistan."
To another question, he said there were less human losses in occupied Kashmir while the earthquake inflicted heavy damages to the properties.