Pakistan's problems due to India's policy

24-May-2025 12:12 PM

Pakistan's problems are increasing continuously due to some tough decisions taken by the Indian government after the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22.

Firstly, during the direct war, the Indian army caused heavy damage to Pakistan and many of its airspaces were destroyed and secondly, the government implemented many concrete policies to give it a serious blow on the economic front.

First of all, the Wagah Attari border (Amritsar) was closed due to which Pakistan's road connectivity with India was cut off. After this, the Indus Water Treaty was postponed due to which the condition of the agriculture sector in Pakistan's most prosperous provinces - Punjab and Sindh - is likely to worsen. Indus and its tributaries are considered the lifeline of Pakistan's agriculture sector.

If it does not get water from these rivers, then there will be a serious threat to the irrigation of crops in millions of hectares of area.

On the other hand, Afghanistan is also considering stopping the water of Kabul river in Pakistan. Pakistan cultivates paddy and industrial crops cotton and sugarcane on a large scale and a lot of water is needed for its irrigation. Agricultural production in Punjab and Sindh provinces is better than other provinces. In both these states, the water of the Indus river proves helpful in increasing production.

The Indian government has completely stopped trade with Pakistan, directly and indirectly. As a result, the export of Indian products to Pakistan has come to a halt and there is no import of goods from there either.

Pakistan will now have to depend on other countries for the Indian goods which it was importing at a cheap price. Imports from there will be expensive and this will further increase food inflation in Pakistan, which is already at a very high level.

Further, the Indian government has banned the movement of all ships going to and coming from Pakistan through its water area and ports, which is sure to have a deep adverse effect on import-export in Pakistan.

Pakistan will now have to resort to ports like Colombo, Jebel Ali or Salalah to send its products abroad. Milling companies have started charging extra for ships going to Pakistan through these ports, due to which the cost of import of goods has increased there.

Insurance companies have also increased their charges. Not only this, bank guarantees are also being sought from Pakistan's importers and exporters, which has increased its troubles a lot.