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| Cross LoC trade: Suspension of trade deferred | | Traders to hold protests during Indo Pak talks | | early times report
Srinagar, July 29 : The cross LoC traders have decided to defer the scheduled July 31 suspension of trade indefinitely, the cross LoC traders union told KNS today.
The decision was arrived today after traders from both sides of the LoC held talks through teleconference to deliberate upon the future course of action to push through their long standing demands. "We decided to postpone the suspending of the trade in view of holy month of Rama-dan", Hilal Truki General Secretary of the Salamabad - Chakoti traders union told KNS over phone.
Earlier traders from both sides of LoC had decided to suspend the trade alleging that customs authorities were creating unnecessary hurdles in the trading process.
"In spite of making the trade custom free, the authorities have given the reigns of the trade in their hands, which is beyond understanding", Turki said.
Traders from both sides expressed displeasure over non fulfillment of their long pending demands as according to them they were not given any attention by India and Pakistan.
The traders, during the marathon video/teleconference session decided to launch a protest simultaneously at Srinagar, Muzafarabad, Poonch and Chakanda Bag in the first week of September while the Foreign Minister's of India and Pakistan would be holding parleys in Islamabad. "We want to impress upon the authorities to remove the impediments in the trade process and the protests will be held on September 7, when Indo-Pak talks will be on", Turki said.
Slamabad-Chakoti traders union also accused the custom authorities of disregarding the standard operating procedure (SOP) formulated by the two countries.
"If the interference of custom authorities in the trade was not ended, there are apprehensions of the trade getting derailed", Hilal Turki said.
He also alleged that the trade has been hijacked by influential businessmen from Amritsar and Delhi as they are allegedly in cahoots with the customs authorities. |
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