Attari border closure to hit Rs 3,800 crore

India-Pakistan trade: Why Punjab’s economy could be impacted disproportionately

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India’s decision to close the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari with immediate effect, in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, is set to halt cross-border trade worth Rs 3,886.53 crore between India and Pakistan.

Bilateral trade had already been in decline since India imposed a 200 per cent duty on Pakistani goods in 2019, following the Pulwama terrorist attack, data from the Land Ports Authority of India shows.According to official data, India exported items such as soya bean, poultry feed, vegetables, red chillies, plastic granules, and plastic yarn, while importing goods including dry fruits, dates, gypsum, cement, glass, rock salt, and herbs from Pakistan via the Land Port at Attari.