‘Resume trade with Pakistan through Wagah’

Amritsar, October 12

MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla has written to the PM’s office, forwarding a request to resume the bilateral trade ties with Pakistan and other Central Asian countries through the the Wagah-Attari border.

In his letter, Aujla stated that termination of trade ties with Pakistan has had a direct impact on the border trade and lots of livelihoods are dependent on it. “I represent the border district of Amritsar, which has suffered manifolds due to the imposition of 200 per cent customs duty on imports from Pakistan in Feb 2019, reckless termination of trade in Aug 2019 by Islamabad, Covid-19 pandemic and now with the introduction of farm Bills. The direct impact of disruption in border trade is felt the most in Punjab, especially among more than 20,000 families in Amritsar dependent on this trade.” he said. — TNS