India has banned direct or indirect import of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect, according to a notification from the commerce ministry.A provision in this regard has been added in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 “to prohibit direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan with immediate effect until further orders”, it said in the notification dated May 2.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the notification said this restriction is imposed in the interest of national security and public policy.
Also Read: India moves to curb global funding to Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attackAny exception to this prohibition will require the approval of the Government of India.Inserting the provision with the head “prohibition on import from Pakistan” in the FTP, it said: “Direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, whether or not freely importable or otherwise permitted, shall be prohibited with immediate effect, until further orders”.The decision follows a terror attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed on April 22.Also Read: Kashmiri saffron prices soar as imports drop, tensions rise(Edited by : Juviraj Anchil)
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