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India closes Attari border with Pakistan: What it means for regional trade and Afghan transit
- India closed the Integrated Check Post at Attari on May 1, 2025, suspending all regular trade and travel with Pakistan at this primary land border.
- The closure followed a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, with approval from India's Cabinet Committee on Security amid heightened bilateral tensions.
- Situated roughly 28 kilometers from Amritsar and connected via National Highway-1, the Attari border functions as the sole official land route facilitating trade, passenger travel, and imports from Afghanistan between the two countries.
- In 2023-24, the port handled trade worth INR 3,886.53 crore and over 6,800 cargo movements, while exports included soybean and poultry feed, and imports included dry fruits and medicinal herbs.
- The shutdown signals a significant disruption for regional trade and Afghan transit, potentially worsening economic impacts on small traders and hindering future Indo-Pak commerce talks.
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After the Pahalgam terror attack, the Attari border has been closed, causing panic among citizens going to Pakistan. Many Indian women who are married in Pakistan, came to India with their children with Pakistani passports and now they are unable to go back because they have Indian passports and they are doubtful about getting an exit permit. See what the woman said.
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Attari border closure to hit Rs 3,800 crore India-Pakistan trade - India Seatrade News
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…
Attari Border. The Indian government has decided to close the Attari-Wagah border with immediate effect after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Under this decision, visas of Pakistani citizens have been canceled and they have been instructed to leave India within 48 hours. Meanwhile, a family from Bhopal, which had reached the Attari-Wagah border to go to Pakistan to meet their relatives, was turned back by the Border Security…
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