Monday, October 13, 2008
Trade lines across Line of Control sans phone links
“No trade relations can be thought of between regions in the absence of telephonic links, therefore we strongly demand restoration of these links between the divided parts of Kashmir.” This was stated by president ‘Azad Kashmir’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Zulfikar Abbassi in an exclusive chat with The Kashmir Times.
Abbasi said that he and his fellow delegates from across the Line of Control raised this issue with the governor N N Vohra during their meeting with him on Saturday. The telephonic links stand snapped current ly between the divided parts of Kashmir. Kashmiris on this side cannot make calls to Pakistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir though ISD calls are permissible to any other part of the world.
The government of India says that ISD facility in case of Pakistan has been removed because of the security concerns. People in Jammu and Kashmir have been grappling with many denials especially those related to modern-day technology.
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http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com/KT/KT/2008/10/13/index.shtml
Abbasi said that he and his fellow delegates from across the Line of Control raised this issue with the governor N N Vohra during their meeting with him on Saturday. The telephonic links stand snapped current ly between the divided parts of Kashmir. Kashmiris on this side cannot make calls to Pakistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir though ISD calls are permissible to any other part of the world.
The government of India says that ISD facility in case of Pakistan has been removed because of the security concerns. People in Jammu and Kashmir have been grappling with many denials especially those related to modern-day technology.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com/KT/KT/2008/10/13/index.shtml
Labels: Azad Kashmir, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Governor N N Vohra, ISD calls, kashmir, LoC, phone links, trade lines, Zulfikar Abbassi
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