India on Thursday said it was still waiting for Pakistani proposals on how to allow Kashmiris to cross the Line of Control (LoC), in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.
Since welcoming President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion of opening up the LoC on Tuesday, New Delhi has made no moves to allow Indian Kashmiris to cross over to aid-stricken relatives.
The Foreign Ministry has asked Islamabad for concrete details of the plan and Indian officials say they are still waiting for a response.
"We had welcomed President Musharraf's offer, but had said that we await suggestions for practical implementation of the offer," the ministry said in a statement.
"We have had no follow-up from the Pakistani side so far," it said, adding that rejecting reports suggesting that New Delhi had rejected Musharraf's offer.
Earlier on Thursday, a Foreign Ministry official said New Delhi was "waiting for operationalisation details".
Indian media reported that the government would not act until Pakistan, where some 3.3 million have been left homeless in the disaster, set out how the historic crossings would actually happen.
Neither the Indian high commissioner in Islamabad nor his counterpart in New Delhi have been in touch with the foreign ministries in their host nations, the Hindustan Times said.
India's military operations Director General Lieutenant General Madan Gopal made it clear that New Delhi was in no hurry.
"Let the details be analysed by the Ministry of External Affairs. We will also have to look at the security concerns... there will be no let up in our vigil," he told reporters on Wednesday.
"There is no question of the entire LoC being opened up for relief operations. Certain routes can be opened up for relief operations," Gopal said.
Meanwhile, India is preparing the groundwork along the LoC.
Delhi is also considering establishing another five crossing points along the border. These would be at Poonch, Rajouri, Suchetgarh and the two worst hit districts of Uri and Tangdhar, the Indian Express newspaper said on Thursday, adding that a sixth crossing was possible at Kargil.
"Only a few routes will be opened, which will be sufficient for sending help to the victims," Home Ministry Secretary D.K. Sankaran said.
"There is no problem if the right people come through the LoC. There is a humanitarian angle to it. We can surely work out a method."
The now-halted bus service, for which prospective passengers must register and face strict vetting, could serve as an example, Home Ministry officials said.
India, however, remains wary of Musharraf.
The Hindu newspaper saw the latest cross-border diplomacy as "a compromise between Pakistan's refusal to make the LoC the permanent international boundary and India's rejection of any change in the territorial status quo." But it held out little hope that a broad opening of the LoC would last.
OUR ISLAMABAD CORRESPONDENT ADDS: Federal Relief Commissioner Major General Farooq Ahmed on Thursday said that the Indian government has rejected the proposal to open the LoC.
However, he refused to further comment on the New Delhi's move, saying that the Foreign Office was in a better position to give details.
In his daily media briefing, the federal relief commissioner said at least 49,739 people were killed and more than 74,000 received injuries.
When asked about joint relief operation by both the countries military personnel, he said, the Indian army, who has been violating the human rights for more than five decades, could not be allowed to carry out relief work.
He claimed that about 90 percent electricity supply has been restored in most of the earthquake-hit areas. About telecommunication service, he said, almost 90 percent of the telecommunication network is now back in place.
However, he appealed to the international community for more tents and kerosene heaters in the devastated areas to save the survivors.
To a query, the relief commissioner said that the government was compiling a systematic record by taking digital pictures of children who are admitted in various hospitals or staying in shelter homes.