Sir,
Refer news item ‘Narcotic recovered from PoK truck is Brown Sugar’ DE Jan 23.
The seizure of Brown Sugar from a PoK based driver in Salamabad in Uri in North Kashmir is quite disturbing as it may have serious implications on the trade going on between the two countries-India and Pakistan. The trade between the two countries has suffered from the day one for one reason or the other. The trade that was started as a goodwill gesture between the two countries was expected to bring the people of the two countries closer to each other. But that objecitve has not been achieved so far.
The smuggling of Brown Sugar in guise of trade is a serious matter, and the issue cannot be swept under carpet. The case has to be pursued to its logical conclusion and those found guilty be punished as per the law of the land and as per international laws. The ugly episode will have serious implications on the trade as can be seen from the stand-off between the two countries over this issue.
Yours etc….
Surinder Singh
Jammu
Follow our WhatsApp channel