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NEW DELHI (India): In another stride towards normalization in Indo-Pak ties, Indian government Saturday allowed roaming facility on mobile phones for Pakistan, initially for a period of four months.

"This is part of the process Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee initiated for restoring normalcy between the two nations. We have allowed the facility for a period of four months. We will review the situation on June 15", Communication and IT Minister Arun Shourie told the newsmen here, who raised the issue with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani in the view of Indo-Pak cricket series.

"Prime Minister today asked to start this - This is a step towards confidence building measures and it comes at a time when people are not just interested in watching Indo-Pak cricket series, but also sharing their excitements", the Minister added.

The government has allowed roaming facility on experimental basis, an Indian TV channel said adding, the government, however has not extended this facility to Indian Held Kashmir and Northern Eastern regions.