KABUL (SW): Indian authorities suspended cross-border trade with Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir region citing Pakistan’s continued ceasefire violation in the border district of Poonch.
According to Times of India, the firing severely damaged the Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC) at Chaka-da-Bagh. The cross-LoC bus service from Poonch to Pakistan's Rawlakote had been suspended as a "precautionary measure", it added.
According to TFC officer Tanveer Ahmed, trucks were sent by Indian traders to `zero point' at Chaka-daBagh on Tuesday, but Pakistani authorities did not open the LoC gate. "After waiting for some time, we returned," Ahmed said.
Trading between two sides via the LoC began in 2008, but has since witnessed highs and lows. Pakistan suspended trading in August 2016 without sighting any reason, reported Times of India.
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