The order changes the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 to include a provision that prohibits the import or transit of any goods exported from or from Pakistan “until further orders.”
According to a notice from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India has immediately banned the direct or indirect import and transit of all commodities originating from or exported from Pakistan, effectively ceased bilateral trade flows regardless of their import status.
The Communiqué for Business and Industry issued on Saturday reads: “In terms of exercising the powers of Section 3, Article 5 of Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulations) Act (1992) is read along with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01, No. 2023333333333, and No. 2.01, which (FTP) 2023, has been subject to the policy of revising the central government at any time from time to time in 2023. Impact.”
“Paragraph 2.20A: No import from Pakistan. The direct or indirect import or transit of all commodities exported directly or from Pakistan, whether freely import or otherwise permitted until immediate effect until further orders are prohibited. This restriction shall be imposed in the interests of national security and public policy.
26 tourists have been killed after the attacks in Pahalgam following growing tensions between India and Pakistan. After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, the central government announced several diplomatic measures, such as closing Attari's Integrated Checkpoint (ICP), suspending Pakistani nationals of the Saarc Visa Waiver Program (SVE), providing them with 40 hours to return to their country and reducing the treatment of senior officials on both sides. Pahalgam attack.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also assured the country that the terrorists who attacked and those who conspired to the attack would face punishment, not their imagination.
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