Tauseef pounds designs onto a copper bowl in a copper workshop on October 17, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The entire Kashmir handicrafts industry will be getting a boost in expected revenue after Line Of Control (LOC) Srinagar - Muzaffarabad road opens up today for commercial trade after 61 years of closure. The move is seen to bolster a 2004 peace accord after generations of fighting by both Pakistan and India. For Kashmir, with ongoing political turmoil, lack of tourism and constant threat of violence the opening of a new trade route with Pakistan is positive news for the economy. The region exports about 15 billion making handicrafts the highest earner of foreign currency for the state..
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