India exports cloth to Pakistan

by SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET

But in Peshawar, considered the gateway to Afghanistan, traders in the busy bylanes of its bustling markets continued to put up signboards stating ‘Indian dress material available’. Shopkeepers here say without the signboards, not many buyers walk in. Because of the ban, Indian textiles reached Pakistan’s markets through the tedious route of first being exported to Afghanistan and then smuggled into Pakistan on horseback.

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(Thanks to Pritam Rohila)

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