URI (BARAMULLA), Sept. 21 -- The Salamabad Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC), which once served as the hub for cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, is set to be redeveloped as a tourism facility after being formally handed over to the Tourism Department.

The move comes years after cross-LoC trade was suspended in 2019 following the Pulwama terror attack. Since then, the complex, comprising a cargo hall, cafeteria, administrative offices and residential blocks, has remained largely unused.

Local MLA Sajjad Shafi said the facility's transfer to the Tourism Department would pave the way for its conversion into a tourist reception and service centre catering to visitors exploring the Uri r...