India, Sept. 16 -- More than 362 metric tonnes of allegedly Pakistan-origin dry dates worth Rs.5.66 crore have been seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) after the agency found that the consignment had allegedly been routed through the UAE to conceal its Pakistani origin and get around India's ban on imports from Pakistan.

The consignment was intercepted against the backdrop of India's prohibition on the direct or indirect import or transit of goods originating in or exported from Pakistan. The restriction was imposed by the Government of India, in the interest of national security, following the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in April 2025 and has been in force since May 2, 2025, under a D...