Indian medicine imports continue to reach Pakistan despite trade restrictions

Pakistani bank payments for some imports from India have recovered despite political tensions and trade restrictions, according to State Bank of Pakistan data.

Payments for Indian imports totalled $61.7 million in July-September 2026, up 69% from the same period a year earlier. Medicines, vaccines and inputs for pharmaceutical production account for an important share of the trade.

A former trade official said some goods enter through third countries. Bank-payment figures and customs commodity data measure different things. The flows do not mean all trade restrictions have been removed or normal bilateral trade fully restored.