Cross-LoC traders welcome move to restore India-Pak trade links
The Hindu
They say it helps maintain ceasefire along Indo-Pak. border
Traders associated with cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday welcomed the move to , as it rekindled a hope that the business between the two parts of J&K, suspended since March 2019, may also come up for a discussion between the two countries. “We welcome the step to resume trade between India and Pakistan. We demand that the government should also resume cross-LoC trade, as J&K is witnessing a rise in unemployment. Those related to the trade, including businessmen, labourers, drivers, hotels and even restaurants in Uri (a connecting point in north Kashmir’s Baramulla) are having a tough time,” S. Samiullah, vice president of the Salamabad Cross-LoC Traders Union told The Hindu. Mr. Samiullah said the , started in 2008, from Baramulla’s Uri also brought “an end to skirmishes between the two armies along the LoC in the area”. “The movement of goods and trucks helped in ensuring that the ceasefire is maintained. It became a contributing factor in maintaining the ceasefire on the LoC. It will only help the recent pact between India and Pakistan to maintain a ceasefire in J&K,” he added.More Related News