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Pakistan has formally suspended its trade relations with India, in retaliation against New Delhi's decision to revoke Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the media reported on Saturday.
On Friday, the federal cabinet headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan endorsed the decisions taken by the National Security Committee and the joint session of parliament, which include suspension of trade ties with India, reports Dawn news.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan, replying to a question at a media briefing, said that Pakistan had also suspended import of Indian goods under the Pakistan-Afghanistan transit treaty.
Two different notifications were issued soon after the cabinet meeting to implement the decision to suspend bilateral trade with India with immediate effect and until further orders.
As per notification SRO928 of 2019, all kind of exports to India have been suspended by amending the Export Policy Order 2016.
Through the other notification - SRO927 - by amending the Import Policy Order 2016, the government has banned import of goods of Indian origin or those imported from it.
Pakistan mostly imports raw materials from India. Maximum share of imports constitutes p-Xylene (an important chemical feedstock), polypropylene (a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications), reactive dyes and preparations based thereon, pharmaceuticals and tea, respectively.
Approximately 100 other products are imported from India. The bulk of Pakistan's exports to India include fresh fruits - dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried - cement, the second biggest exportable product, and sesame seeds, the third biggest export to India.
The fourth biggest Pakistan export to India is gypsum. And the export of almost 100 other products to India is valued at less than $5 million per year.
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