Navjot Singh Sidhu urges Centre to resume trade talks with Pakistan

Ahead of upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday urged the Centre to resume trade talks with Pakistan. While talking about Indo-Pak trade during a press conference in Amritsar, Sidhu stated that the scope of trade between the two countries and these 34 countries is $ 37 billion. "Punjab has suffered a loss of Rs 4,000 crore in the last 34 months and around 15,000 jobs lost," Sidhu added. "I had requested earlier too, I am requesting once again that trade should resume. It will benefit one and all," he said.