New Delhi, July 28 -- The suspension of trade at the Attari-Wagah Integrated Check Post (ICP) has effectively shut down India's last operational land trade route with Pakistan. Responding to a recent Lok Sabha query, the government said any decision on resuming trade would be considered within the same national security framework under which it was suspended. Mint explains the corridor's importance as a vital gateway for imports from Afghanistan and a key support for Punjab's extensive logistics ecosystem, even as direct bilateral trade with Pakistan shrank sharply after ties deteriorated in 2019 following the Pulwama attack in Jammu & Kashmir.

The Attari-Wagah Integrated Check Post (ICP), located about 28 km from Amritsar on the India-P...