The conference, organised by the Centre of Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR), began with 12 delegates from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir taking part in it.
It comes less than 10 days ahead of the scheduled meeting of India-Pakistan Joint Working Group (JWG) on cross-LoC confidence building measures.
Zulfikar Abbasi, who heads the Chamber of Commerce in PoK, said there were many issues concerning the cross-LoC trade that needed to be discussed between the stakeholders.
"The JWG is meeting for the first time on July 19...We want to discuss the issues concerning the cross-LoC trade and submit our suggestions to the group for making this trade more viable and active," Abbasi told reporters.
He said lack of banking facilities, communication facilities, disputes regarding goods transactions and payments were some of the issues to be discussed in the meeting.
Abbasi said India and Pakistan have seen development and free flow of investment since their independence in 1947 but Jammu and Kashmir could not benefit from the process as it was marked with a "red flag". (MORE)