In an effort to promote cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade, India and Pakistan have doubled the trading days between them to four in an effort to promote LoC trade.

Truck movement will take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday and Friday both on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalakot routes.

This is one the measures that the two countries have agreed to in a joint statement issued after the conclusion of official talks between the Foreign Minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, and the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Ms Hina Rabbani Khar.

The Ministers decided to resume the work of the India-Pakistan Joint Commission and agreed that the Technical level working group should hold its meetings to identify avenues of further cooperation in these fields, the statement adds.

In an effort to facilitate cross LoC travel it has been decided that application forms and requisite documentation for travel across LoC will be exchanged by email between the designated authorities of the two sides.

“Six-month multiple entry cross-LoC travel permits will be allowed by the designated authorities after completion of the required formalities at an early date,” the statement adds.

Earlier addressing the media, Mr Krishna said that the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan will meet again in Islamabad during the first half of 2012 to review progress in relations between the two countries.

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