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| `Cross LOC trade an emotional investment’ | | Research paper suggests opening of more routes along LoC | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Rajouri , April 9: A research paper published in London says that the trans LoC trade is being perceived much as an emotional investment than an economic process. A London based non governmental organization Peace Support Organization working for peace
building measures in conflict areas with special focus on Indo –Pak mistrust has published the paper and is based on personal stories of people involved in the trade.
The paper namely Jammu Kashmir Cross LOC Trade suggests opening of more routes between two parts of Kashmir and some amendments in the present mechanism set for the trade.
The publication comprises three different topics involving total twelve people including the personal stories of the traders involved with the business . The political economy of the cross-LoC tradea nd peace process is discussed by Ayesha Saeed,Rekha Chowdhary, Malik Javeed Iqbal andArif Kamal. Challenges of the current trade and two open routes are explored by
Ershad Mahmood and Saroj Razdan .While , Sandeep Singh, Ismail Khan and Navreet Milton advocated opening new trade routes along the LoC. Finally, personal stories by two traders from either side of the LoC, Pawan Anand and Kashan Masood,show the impact
and importance of this trade in rebuilding relationships across the divide.
The research paper in includes the personal stories of two traders in the shape of their interviews conducted by the scholars. Pawan Annand president cross LOC trade in Poonch says . “I had never imagined that so much would change in Poonch in a short span of less than two years.
Now it is a different place with different people. in Rawalakot, Hajeera, Bagh or in other parts ofPakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) is now a part of our daily talk. We have traced our forgotten relatives, made new friends and discovered collaborations for mutual
growth in business. Kashaan Masood is one of the leading business man in Pakistan
Administered Kashmir and is associated with cross LOC trade . He shares his views with the research scholars as this . “I have lived near the Line of Control (LoC) inRawalakot-Poonch sector since my childhood. I started my small business and social work inthis area in
the early 1990s. It coincided with the eruption of the mass movement followed by the militancy in Kashmir Valley. Ever since, our area is declared a trouble zone. I witnessed military presence tremendously increase within two to three weeks in the area. Suddenly India and
Pakistan were on the brink of war. Daily exchange of heavy fire became routine. Dozens of people were killed in crossfire in my area and a large number of common citizens sustained injuries. Some became disabled and unable to lead a normal life. Almost all inhabitants had
to leave their homes, businesses, cattle and orchards. They found no safe place around three kilometers near the LoC. Local government tried to rehabilitate displaced families but due to limited financial resources and traditional inefficiency, it could not provide necessary
support to the affected families. A huge number of kids could not attend regular school as school buildingswere destroyed in the cross-LoC shelling.On the other hand, we used to hear that India was mistreating people in Kashmir Valley, particularly womenfolk. Against
this backdrop, a call for Jihad against Indian forces became the mantra of several on-state actors in those days. It also attracted several promising youngsters to abandon their studies and cross the LoC and join the militants.
Despite such restrictions , the trader from both the sides exchange material worth crores on Loc with out knowing the fate of the return . Navneet Miltoon has suggested opening of more trade routes between two parts of Kashmir saying that it would further the people to people contact .
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