Wagah, Jan 9 : The ongoing transporters'' strike affected the cross border trade with Pakistan, as goods worth thousands of rupees lie at Wagah in Punjab, waiting to be transported to Pakistan.
A large number of trucks are standing at Wagah loaded with perishable goods like vegetables, all waiting to be transported to Pakistan.
The truck movement between the two countries has reduced considerably.
Wagah Border (Amritsar), Nov 27 : A group of 101 Indian prisoners released by Pakistan as a goodwill gesture crossed over to their homeland on Wednesday.
Pakistan released 101 prisoners including 99 Indian fishermen prisons on Tuesday ahead of a meeting between the interior secretaries of the two countries.
The fishermen were arrested in a period ranging between two to six years while the two other Indian citizens were in prison for longer time.
"We are going home so we are really happy. The moment we stepped on our nation''s land we were really glad," said Manoj, a released prisoner.
The fishermen appealed to the authorities concerned to take steps to release those prisoners languishing in both the countries.
Wagah Border (Punjab), Nov 15 : India released 28 Pakistan nationals on Friday after they had completed their respective jail terms.
The prisoners, released on the recommendations of Pakistan-India Judicial Committee on Prisoners, crossed over from the Wagah checkpost in Punjab.
Recounting her plight Farzana, a released prisoner, said: "I am going to Pakistan after 18 months. Someone had put fake currency in my bag and I was caught. My case went on for seven months and that is over, so, I am going back."