{"id":93606,"date":"2025-05-03T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-bans-goods-from-pakistan-as-tensions-spike-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T14:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:56:46","slug":"india-bans-goods-from-pakistan-as-tensions-spike-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-bans-goods-from-pakistan-as-tensions-spike-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"India bans goods from Pakistan as tensions spike | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250503110848304-huuGk.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>India has imposed an immediate ban on the import of goods originating from or transiting through Pakistan, the Indian government announced as hostilities between the two countries intensified following a deadly attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).<\/p>\n<p>The Directorate General of Foreign Trade said the restriction was enacted \u201cin the interest of national security and public policy,\u201d with no exemption timeline provided.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The decision follows an April 22 attack in the Pahalgam area of IIOJK that killed at least 26 tourists.<\/p>\n<p>India has blamed Pakistan for backing the attackers\u2014an accusation Islamabad strongly denies, calling instead for an impartial international investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad has also alleged that India is preparing for military retaliation and responded by halting all trade at border crossings, closing its airspace to Indian flights, and expelling Indian diplomats.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has warned India that any action to disrupt water flows under the Indus Waters Treaty would be considered an act of war.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Pakistan has <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2543731\/imf-program-on-track-pakistan-dismisses-indias-loan-scrutiny-request\">dismissed<\/a> India\u2019s request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to review Islamabad\u2019s financial support programme.<\/p>\n<p>An adviser to Pakistan\u2019s finance ministry confirmed on Friday that the country\u2019s $7 billion IMF bailout, secured last year, remains \u201cwell on track\u201d and critical for macroeconomic stability.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad also received an additional $1.3 billion in climate resilience funding in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis programme is not just stabilising Pakistan\u2014it\u2019s building confidence,\u201d said finance adviser Khurram Schehzad. \u201cThe latest IMF review went smoothly, and our meetings with global financial institutions in Washington reflected high investor interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s move to pressure the IMF comes as the two nuclear-armed neighbours impose reciprocal suspensions on treaties, diplomatic exchanges, and airspace access, deepening hostilities after New Delhi blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack without presenting evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Officials argue that India\u2019s attempt to involve the IMF is an extension of its political campaign to isolate Pakistan diplomatically.<\/p>\n<p>Neither India\u2019s finance ministry nor the IMF have publicly responded to Pakistan\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Airspace closures, the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, and tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions have further strained the fragile regional balance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article India has imposed an immediate ban on the import of goods originating from or transiting through Pakistan, the Indian government announced as hostilities between the two countries intensified following a deadly attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). 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