Goods worth over Rs 1.15 crore were traded across the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday between Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Jammu and Kashmir at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch, officials said. ...
07:01 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Days after the skirmishes at the Line of Control, the Indo-Pak trade and bus services are set to resume from Monday. The gates at Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district is likely to open for the routine trade and travel between the two sides. ...
01:27 PM, Jan 27, 2013
As the colourfully decorated trucks from across the border pull up at the Salamabad, the Uri trans-LoC trade facility, 35-year-old trader Tajamul Masoodi is beaming with joy. It's business as usual for the apple merchant. Trade through the Uri road is running smoothly in contrast to Chakan-da-Bagh, Poonch, where the mutilation of two Indian soldiers has shut trade for 12 days now. ...
08:12 AM, Jan 19, 2013
The cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road is continuing, notwithstanding the current tension on the Indo-Pak border. Goods worth Rs 19.92 crore were exchanged during this week at the Salamabad Trade Facilitation Centre in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed the first round of ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops on January 6, official sources said. ...
05:43 PM, Jan 12, 2013
In the wake of the strong reactions of India to the killing of two Indian soldiers by the Pakistan army, the neighbouring country on Thursday did not open gates for trucks to cross the Line of Control (LoC). ...
06:11 PM, Jan 10, 2013
New Delhi: The extension to trade for four days in a week and the proposal to raise infrastructure at the trade center have given businessmen in the valley much to cheer about. LoC trade is now worth more than Rs 800 crore three years since it began. Custodian Officer, Salamabad Nazir Ahmad Baba said, "If the items are increased, the quantum of trade will increase. There are number of unemployed...
07:03 AM, Nov 19, 2011
Poonch: Locked godowns and a deserted trade centre. The cross LoC trade between India and Pakistan, initiated as a Confidence Building Measure in 2008, remains suspended for the past six weeks as traders stage a shutdown to protest against the state government's decision to levy sales tax. Pawan Anand President of the Cross Loc Traders' Association said, "This trade was supposed to be duty-free. After 2-and-a-half years, the Govt has...
08:39 AM, Apr 15, 2011
Fruit grower are excited at the prospect of plying their wares in PoK. ...
05:00 PM, Oct 21, 2008
