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New Delhi, April 1
In a setback to prospects of restarting trade via Wagah, the Pakistan Cabinet has put off the proposal to import sugar and cotton from India. The proposal was cleared a day earlier by the Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC).
Raises Kashmir
The PM has said there can be no normalisation of ties with India until they reverse their Aug 5, 2019, actions on Kashmir. Shireen Mazari, Pakistan Minister
On Wednesday, Pakistan appeared to be on course to reversing two official notifications of August 10, 2019, that banned all trade with India in protest against the change in status of J&K. But there might have been an internal pushback in Islamabad because at least one import proposal for raw cotton and yarn must have been cleared by Pakistan PM Imran Khan as he is also the Minister of Commerce and Textile.
New Delhi, April 1
In a setback to prospects of restarting trade via Wagah, the Pakistan Cabinet has put off the proposal to import sugar and cotton from India. The proposal was cleared a day earlier
Federal Cabinet of Pakistan overturns a government committee s decision to resume trade ties with India, links normalisation of ties to restoration of Jammu and Kashmir s special status thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Imran Khan chairs meeting to review ties with India
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Last Updated: Apr 02, 2021, 04:03 PM IST
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A delegation from Pakistan arrived in New Delhi to hold talks with India under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT). In February, India and Pakistan had announced that they have agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC).
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The meeting comes a day after Pakistan s federal cabinet back-tracked on the Pakistan Economic Coordination Committee s (ECC) decision to allow the import of sugar, cotton and cotton yarn from India through land and sea routes.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday convened a high-level meeting with country s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and senior officials of the Foreign Office to review Pakistan s ties with India, local media reported. Khan will take a holistic review of the current status of the relationship between the two countries after recent developments, Geo News reported citing unnamed sources
Imran Khan chairs meeting to review Pakistan s ties with India aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.