In a concurrent move, the Government of India has announced a comprehensive ban on the import of all goods from Pakistan, effective immediately. The decision has been taken on grounds of national security and public policy,

India will be asking global multilateral agencies, including the IMF, to have a relook at funds and loans provided to Pakistan, as New Delhi seeks to corner the neighbouring state diplomatically following the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam last month which killed 26 tourists.