India dismisses claims of suspending trade with Afghanistan
India has refuted claims circulating on Pakistani social media. These reports falsely suggested a suspension of trade with Afghanistan. The government stated that a fabricated letter is being shared by propaganda accounts. India's trade figures wi...
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New Delhi, The government on Tuesday dismissed claims by some Pakistani social media accounts that India has suspended trade operations with Afghanistan due to unrest in Iran, saying the reports were completely false.
It said that a fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts on the matter.
Iran is witnessing widespread nationwide protests.
"A fabricated letter is being circulated by #Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with #Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in #Iran," PIB Fact Check said in a social media post.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A fabricated letter is being circulated by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistani?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistani</a> propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Afghanistan</a> due to escalating unrest in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a>.<br/><br/><br />�� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PIBFactCheck</a>:<br/><br/><br />❌ The letter is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FAKE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FAKE</a><br/><br/><br />�� Stay alert. Do not share such… <a href="https://t.co/tgZ0LzCFDM">pic.twitter.com/tgZ0LzCFDM</a><br /><br />— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href="https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/2010971192015172006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> In 2024-25, India's exports to Afghanistan stood at $318.91 million, while imports were aggregated at $689.81 million.
It said that a fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts on the matter.
Iran is witnessing widespread nationwide protests.
"A fabricated letter is being circulated by #Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with #Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in #Iran," PIB Fact Check said in a social media post.
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