'PBF says trade with India may be banned permanently till revoking the article 370'.

Islamabad -- President, Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Sahibzada Usman Zulfiqar on Monday said there was no use talking to India on the restoration of trade unless it lifted curfew and restored the special status of Indian held Kashmir. He said to India's misfortune, it has been taken over by extremist and racist Hindus. Only a person with an extremist mindset would do what they have done in Kashmir by keeping it under curfew for the last 10 months. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering Kashmir's domicile to Indian business community in order to further deprived the Kashmir's. PBF President told since 70 years bilateral trade was largely favoured to India which even against the wisdom of SAFTA agreement. Indian exports continued unabated at a monthly average of $150 million while Pakistan's decreased from $30 million to $4 million.

Pakistan's decision to suspend bilateral trade has pulled the plug on this one-way trade. Neither Pakistan nor India is critically dependent on each other's market, though the suspension of bilateral trade might, in the medium term, affect the consumer...