India Bans All Imports From Pakistan Amid Unrest Over Pahalgam Stress
Pahalgam Stress: In one other stringent motion in opposition to Pakistan amid tensions over the Pahalgam terror assault, India has banned direct or oblique imports from the neighbouring nation.
Emphasising that the restriction on transit applies to all merchandise from Pakistan, the central authorities has stated that the most recent resolution has been taken within the curiosity of nationwide safety and public coverage.
“Direct or oblique Import or transit of all items originating in or exported from Pakistan, whether or not or not freely importable or in any other case permitted, shall be prohibited with quick impact, till additional orders. This restriction is imposed within the curiosity of nationwide safety and public coverage. Any exception to this prohibition shall require prior approval of the Authorities of India,” the notification learn.
A provision on this regard has been added within the International Commerce Coverage (FTP) 2023 “to ban direct or oblique import or transit of all items originating in or exported from Pakistan”, it stated within the notification dated Might 2.
As per official information, India’s exports to Pakistan fell 56.91 per cent year-on-year between April 2024 and February 2025 to $491 million, whereas there have been no imports. High exports to Pakistan in FY25 included drug formulations, sugar, bulk medicine, residual chemical compounds and auto elements. The Attari-Wagah border, the only commerce route between India and Pakistan, had already been closed within the aftermath of the Pahalgam assault.
In one other transfer in opposition to the neighbouring nation, the Ministry of Ports, Delivery and Waterways stated that ships bearing Pakistan flag shall not be allowed to go to any Indian port. An Indian flagship shall not go to any ports of Pakistan.
Ships bearing Pakistan flag shall not be allowed to go to any Indian port. An Indian flag ship shall not go to any ports of Pakistan: Ministry of Ports, Delivery and Waterways pic.twitter.com/IfB95nECCe
— ANI (@ANI) Might 3, 2025
Moreover, as per a discover from the Ministry of Communications, the federal government of India has additionally determined to droop the alternate of all classes of inbound mail and parcels from Pakistan by air and floor routes.
Govt of India has determined to droop the alternate of all classes of inbound mail and parcels from Pakistan by air and floor routes, says a discover from the Ministry of Communications, GoI. pic.twitter.com/tqlWfopOpw
— ANI (@ANI) Might 3, 2025
A minimum of 26 civilians, together with a Nepalese vacationer and a neighborhood pony information operator, had been massacred by terrorists within the scenic Baisaran meadow in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.
The relations between the 2 nations soured as terror hyperlinks to Pakistan emerged. As per official information, India’s exports to Pakistan fell 56.91 per cent year-on-year between April 2024 and February 2025 to $491 million, whereas there have been no imports.
