Traders working along the Line of Control (LoC) between the divided Kashmir held a protest on Monday, demanding India and Pakistan increase the list of items to be traded between the two parts of Kashmir.
“As per instructions issued by the governments, trade items were supposed to be reviewed every quarter. Instead of revising the list, governments of India and Pakistan have imposed a ban even on some of the agreed items,” Salamabad Chakoti Traders Union General Secretary Hilal Turki said, according to the Press Trust of India.
According to Turki, the two governments should review the list “as early as possible,” adding “a clear trade policy should be defined and all items should be allowed as part of trade across the LoC.”
Although 21 items were initially being exchanged, the list had been reduced to only 14 items.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2011.
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