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India bans all imports from Pakistan over security, public policy concerns

India issues a commerce notification banning all imports from Pakistan, including indirect or in-transit goods, amid heightened tensions after a terror attack in Pahalgam

India vs Pakistan military power 2025: Who leads on land, sea and air?

Following the Pahalgam terror attack and rising border tensions, here's how India and Pakistan compare in military strength across land, sea and air

Indian goods worth $10 bn annually reach Pakistan via third countries: GTRI

Indian goods worth over USD 10 billion are reaching Pakistan every year indirectly through ports such as Dubai, Singapore, and Colombo, bypassing trade restrictions, according to estimates of economic think tank GTRI. Explaining the system, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that Indian firms send goods to these ports, where an independent company offloads the consignment and keeps the products in bonded warehouses, where goods can be stored without paying duties while in transit. "In the bonded warehouse, the labels and documents are modified to show a different country of origin. For example, Indian-made goods may be relabelled as 'Made in UAE'. After this change, they are shipped to countries like Pakistan, where direct trade with India is not allowed," GTRI Founder Ajay Srivastava said. This method, he said, helps firms to bypass India-Pakistan trade restrictions; sell goods at higher prices, using the third country route; and avoid scrutiny, since the trade appears to

With Indus and Simla pacts halted, a look at key India-Pakistan treaties

With the Simla Agreement and Indus Waters Treaty now suspended following the terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, a look at the milestones and breakdowns in decades of India-Pakistan diplomacy

World Bank not informed of Indus Waters Treaty suspension by India

India maintains there is no need to notify the World Bank, a past neutral broker of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, as Pakistan has already been informed

Explained: What India's Indus Waters Treaty suspension means for Pakistan

Pakistan is heavily dependent on the Indus River system, with about 80 per cent of its cultivated land - roughly 16 million hectares - relying on water from these rivers

Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after Pahalgam attack: What does this mean?

What is the Indus Waters Treaty, why was it suspended, and what does this mean for India and Pakistan? Explained

2008 Mumbai terror attack was a turning point in India-Pak ties: Jaishankar

aWhile interacting at Charotar University of Science and Technology, Jaishankar said India had undergone major changes in the past decade under PM's leadership but Pak remained the same

India-Pakistan relations at all time low, says Pak's ex-foreign minister

Former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri has described the current period as one of the worst in history between India and Pakistan barring times of actual war, but said bilateral relations are subject to sudden positive shifts. Speaking at an event, 'Pakistan-India Relations - Current Situation and the Way Forward', organised by the Institute of Peace and Connectivity (IPAC) here on Thursday, Kasuri said that dialogue is the only solution for both the countries to resolve their outstanding issues. Describing the current period as one of the worst in history between the two countries, barring times of actual war, Kasuri said even after the wars, Pakistan and India quickly came to the table to restart the peace process. It would be a pity if both countries miss the opportunity to resolve their disputes peacefully since they already possess an agreed template for a possible solution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue in the form of a four-point formula, Kasuri said. He was

Over 80 Indian Hindu pilgrims return home after visiting Pakistan temples

Over 80 Indian Hindu pilgrims left Pakistan for their homeland on Wednesday after participating in the 316 birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Stguru Sant Shadaram Sahib at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi in Sindh province. The pilgrims were seen off at the Wagah Border by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) officials - Saifullah Khokhar and Umar Javed Awan. Talking to reporters at the Wagah Border, the Indian delegation leader Yudhishter Lal expressed his gratitude and said: "The love and hospitality we received in Pakistan will always be cherished. He praised the arrangements regarding security, accommodation and medical facilities. Lal urged the governments of both countries to ease visa restrictions so that the people of both sides could easily visit their holy places. The Additional Secretary Shrines, Saifullah Khokhar, said the pilgrims had completed their 10-day visit and were returning after performing religious rituals at Shadani Darbar Mirpur Mathelo and Sadh B

Pakistan must dismantle terror infrastructure in PoK: Rajnath Singh

Singh also condemned recent remarks by PoK Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq, calling them a continuation of Pakistan's anti-India agenda nurtured since the era of General Zia-ul-Haq

India condemns Pak's airstrikes on Afghanistan, blames internal failures

India on Monday "unequivocally" condemned Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan and said it is Islamabad's old practice to blame its neighbours for its internal failures. Pakistan carried out airstrikes in certain areas in Afghanistan in what it said was aimed at targeting some terrorist hideouts. "We have noted the media reports on airstrikes on Afghan civilians, including women and children, in which several precious lives have been lost. We unequivocally condemn any attack on innocent civilians," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "It is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its own internal failures. We have also noted the response of an Afghan spokesperson in this regard," he said.

Trade with Pak key poll issue; will benefit farmers: Amritsar traders

For the traders and industry in Amritsar, resumption of trade with Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah land route is a key poll issue. They say reviving cross-border trade will also benefit farmers, transporters and labourers. The volume of trade between India and Pakistan through the land route used to be around Rs 5,000 crore per annum before the bilateral trade ties were suspended in 2019. Resuming trade with Pakistan will not only boost the economy of Amritsar but it will also create more employment opportunities, the traders said. The local industry has made it clear to the candidates of all major political parties that the revival of trade was necessary for the betterment and development of Amritsar. Amritsar along with 12 other parliamentary constituencies of Punjab will go to polls in the final round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on June 1. "The government must resume trade with Pakistan because in Amritsar there is no manufacturing industry," said Amritsar-based ..

Pak to 'seriously' consider restoring trade ties with India: FM Ishaq Dar

Pakistan will seriously consider restoring trade ties with India that remained suspended since August 2019, Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said, indicating a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards the neighbouring nation. Dar made these remarks during a press conference in London following his participation in the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, Geo News reported. He highlighted the eagerness of cash-strapped Pakistan's business community to resume trade activities with India. Pakistani businessmen want trade with India to resume, the foreign minister said on Saturday. Pakistan will consider restoring trade ties with India, he said. We will seriously look into matters of trade with India, Dar was quoted as saying by the Express Tribune newspaper. His remarks indicated a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards India. Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Delhi after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the spe

Pak ISI head briefs chief justice over security challenges for Punjab polls

The sources said that the closed door meeting which also included two other apex court judges, lasted for over three hours. It was held at the CJP's chamber

Buildup to ODI World Cup clouded by India-Pakistan relations: Report

Delay is in stark contrast to the 2019 event when dates and venues for the tournament in England and Wales were announced more than a year out in keeping with usual practice for major sporting events

PM Modi condoles death of 1971 India-Pak war hero Bhairon Singh Rathore

1971 India-Pak war hero Bhairon Singh Rathore passed away at the age of 81 in AIIMS-Jodhpur

Imran Khan says he tried to improve ties with India during his tenure

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said he wanted to improve strained relations with India during his tenure but the revocation of Kashmir's special status became a "hurdle." Khan, the 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician, also said that then Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was even more inclined to have better ties with India.

Ready for war with India if attacked, warns Pak's new Army chief Asim Munir

Pakistan's newly-appointed Army chief General Asim Munir on Saturday said that if his country is attacked, the Pakistani armed forces will "not only defend every inch of our motherland, but to take the fight back to the enemy." Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday. We have noticed highly irresponsible statements from Indian leadership on Gilgit Baltistan and Jammu and Kashmir recently. Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan's armed forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of our motherland, but to take the fight back to the enemy, if ever, war is imposed on us, he said. General Munir on November 24 replaced General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired after serving two consecutive three-year terms as the Army chief in the coup-prone country, where the military wields considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy. During his visit to the frontline .

Will consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: Pakistan

It looks to import vegetables and other essential food items amid devastating floods