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SRINAGAR: Cross-LoC trade is a confidence- building measure that can pave the way for reconciliation in the region, Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar on Wednesday said.
Akhtar, also the state government spokesman, said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has made it clear that the Centre and the state are keen to continue cross-LoC trade.
“Falling prey to certain controversies, it is not good to stop or suspend trade activities across LoC. Such controversies had also erupted on Wagah Border with Pakistan and Doklam with China but the trade activities across the border continue,” he said.
Referring to instances of narcotics and arms smuggling on trade points across LoC, Akhtar called for beefing up security to check such activities.
The government has a proposal to install scanners for scrutiny of vehicles carrying commodities across the LoC to contain smuggling, he said.
