India bans imports from Pakistan amid tension over tourist killings


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  • Sunday, 04 May 2025

Vehicles wait in a line before making their way to Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo


NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India said on Saturday it had banned the import of goods coming from or transiting via Pakistan and barred Pakistani ships as tensions rise between the nuclear-armed neighbours in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region.

India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification that the ban would take effect immediately.

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