Pakistan s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stated that trade between Islamabad and New Delhi has been halted since 2019 due to India s imposition of heavy duties on imports from Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. Dar s remarks came in response to a query in the National Assembly about trade challenges with neighboring countries, particularly India. Despite earlier expressions of interest from Pakistan s business community to resume trade, Dar clarified that there are no plans to revive trade relations with India, which have been dormant since 2019.
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Dar's remarks signal a departure from Pakistan's previous stance of downgrading diplomatic ties with India, particularly in response to India's revocation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and its subsequent bifurcation into two Union Territories.
Diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan turned frosty after the abrogation of Article 370 by the Central government in 2019, scrapping Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Delhi after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the State into two Union Territories.