Over Rs 4.10 cr goods traded by JK, POK businessmen

Poonch, Oct 5: Cross-LoC businessmen on Oct 4 traded goods worth over Rs 4.10 crore at Chakan-Da-Bagh Crossing point in Poonch district, officials said.

As many as 25 trucks rolled out from Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC) at Ranger in Poonch district of Jammu Kashmir to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (POK) on Tuesday, they said adding these trucks carried bags of red chilli, coriander and cardamom worth Rs 1,22,04,949.

From POK, 25 trucks carrying bags of almond, dry grapes, dry dates, and mangos crossed to this side and these were worth Rs 2,88,10,823.

The officials from both the side monitored the transportation of these goods at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point twice during the day from 1300 hrs to 1330 hrs and 1630 hrs to 1700 hrs respectively, they said.

PTI