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Trade on, Amritsar-Lahore bus leaves with no passenger
Despite escalated tension and tense relationship between the two countries, the trade and transport between India and Pakistan continued to stay normal.
Despite escalated tension and tense relationship between the two countries, the trade and transport between India and Pakistan continued to stay normal.
As the goods were exchanged through trucks by both the nations, a goods train also left for Pakistan from the Attari station under tight security cover.
As Pakistan continues to send cement and gypsum to India through the Attari border, India sent tomatoes to Pakistan on Saturday.
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Talking to HT, a customs official said, “The trade between two countries is going on very normally. Trucks are coming and going in routine. On Saturday about 170 trucks came from across the border while around 80 entered Pakistan.”
Even as there were rumours that the Indo-Pak buses have stopped operation, the bus service stayed normal. The Amritsar-Lahore bus left for Pakistan this morning but had no passenger in it.
It is learnt that due to the tension and no visas, the buses are not getting many passengers.
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