{"id":20874,"date":"2025-01-15T16:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20874"},"modified":"2025-01-15T16:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:34:53","slug":"despite-strained-relations-pakistan-india-trade-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/15\/despite-strained-relations-pakistan-india-trade-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite strained relations, Pakistan-India trade continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A Senate session chaired by Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani reviewed Pakistan\u2019s bilateral trade statistics with SAARC countries for 2023\u201324. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan presented a detailed written reply outlining the trade data and ongoing initiatives to strengthen regional trade ties.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trade with India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite strained relations, Pakistan&#8217;s trade with India continued moderately, and the country imported goods worth $278 million from India during 2023-24, while exports to India remained negligible at $0.02 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister highlighted that India revoked Pakistan&#8217;s most-favoured nation status in 2019, imposed a 200% import duty, and suspended trade after abrogating Article 370. Currently, trade with India is limited to pharmaceutical products since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trade with Afghanistan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s exports to Afghanistan amounted to $2.18 billion, while imports were valued at $917.2 million. 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