Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 9: A group of 18 participants attending the 3-day Cross-LoC Trade Conference here, called on N N Vohra, Governor at Raj Bhavan, this evening.
The Conference, titled “Cross LoC Trade, Regional Development: Opportunities and Challenges”, is being organized by the Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation, a New Delhi-based NGO, with a view to explore the future possibilities and opportunities of the trade and bringing together the stakeholders from both sides of the LoC.
Briefing the Governor about the issues to be deliberated upon during the Conference, Ms. Sushobha Barve, Executive Director, Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation, New Delhi, said that the stakeholders will assess the socio-economic impact of the Cross LoC trade over the past 4 years and bring about greater synergy between the traders and the concerned Government Departments for the smooth conduct of the trade.
The delegation discussed several suggestions in regard to the promotion of Cross LoC trade.
Those who met the Governor included Raja Muhammad Jamil, President, Bhimber Chamber of Commerce, Sardar Kashan Masood Khan, President, Council of Cross LoC Trade, Rawalakote, Najma H Rauf, Consultant, Pirzada Syed Zafar Iqbal, President, Muzaffarabad Chamber of Commerce, Mubarak Mehmood Awan, Member, Muzaffarabad Chamber, Zulfikar Abbasi, former President, Joint Chamber of Commerce, Bagh, Hamad Razzaq, Cross LoC Trader, Hajira, Rashid Hussain Malik, MD Pakistan Mining Company-Fatima Group, Sardar Sagheer Khan, Cross LoC Trader, Kotli, Shah Akhtar Husain, Cross LoC Trader, Hajira, Anil Suri, President, Federation of Industries, Jammu, Y V Sharma, President, Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mubeen Shah, President, JKJCCI, Srinagar, and Pradeep Sehgal, Partner, Sinochem Impex, Amritsar.
Meanwhile, a delegation of JKFMAC also called on Governor. The Governor stressed the need for all required steps being taken to promote the performing arts through the involvement of all available local talent. In this context, the Governor observed that organizations like JKFMAC can play a crucial role for promoting art and culture.
The Governor enquired from the delegation about the activities of the JKFMAC and the initiatives being taken by them to promote theatre and other cultural activities in the State.
The delegation informed the Governor that the JKFMAC has planned to organize a 10-day State Level Theatre Festival at Srinagar in the last week of August this year with a view to revive and promote rich cultural heritage of the State. Plays in Kashmiri, Dogri, Ladakhi, Punjabi and Hindustani will be staged during this event. Festival, which will commence with the presentation of a play by Saadat Hasan Manto as part of the centenary celebrations of his birth.
The delegation comprised Ayash Arif, President, JKFMAC, Shabbir Hyder, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, Mushtaq Wani, Treasurer and G M Wani, Member of the Organization.
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