NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the horrific Pahalgam terror attack, India on Saturday imposed an immediate ban on direct and indirect import of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect.
The decision, announced through a notification issued by the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) on May 2, has been incorporated into the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023.
According to the notification, the restriction has been implemented “in the interest of national security and public policy.” The newly inserted provision in the FTP categorically says, “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.”
Any exception to the ban will now require the explicit approval of the government, the notification added.
The move comes days after a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 people, most of them tourists.
