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| Tension grips traders, drivers as negotiations fail | | LoC imbroglio | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Jan 22: As trade ties across the line of control (LoC) remained suspended on Wednesday, followed by failure of negotiations among the concerned officials, not only transporters worry for detention of drivers but also traders across the LoC worry for the stocked commodities worth crores on both sides.
According to the details received, the barter trade ties across the LoC are worsening following narcotics haul in an PoK truck, adding worries for traders who have already stocked different commodities worth crores in Srinagar, Baramulla from Kashmir side and in Muzaffarbad and Karachi from Pakistan side. Besides, the owners of vehicles which are stranded in Muzaffarbad are also worried for detention of drivers and their vehicles. "Like me all other traders of Kashmir and Jammu division have stocked different kinds of commodities worth across LoC and incase trade ties remained suspended for few days more, I will have to bear a huge loss for no fault" said Shabir Ahmad, a trader.
Like traders, transporters whose vehicles are detained by Pakistan police also while registering their protest in formal way said that they are not sure whether drivers and their vehicles are safe or not. "I made biggest ever mistake to allow my driver to work for LoC trade and now I don't know what will happen as nothing is going in positive way so far between the concerned officials after the dispute broke out" said a transporter.
The details reveal that investigating agencies from Pakistan side who have detained 28 vehicles of different areas of Jammu and Kashmir are not ready to set them free, while as police authorities in J&K who detained one Truck driver caught supplying Narcotics are not ready to compromise on supply of narcotics from Muzaffarbad to Jammu and Kashmir in the garb of LoC trade.
Official sources also said that after dispute on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad trade ties and suspension of peace bus along Srinagar-Muzaffarabad, Pakistan has indicted to suspend Poonch-Rawalakote bus services also incase the arrested driver was not released soon. |
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