Did Ratan Tata not allow Tata automobiles to be exported to Pakistan? No, the viral claim is a hoax!

Some context: Until 2019, Pakistan banned the import of 1209 goods or products from India, which included “vehicles other than railway”.

This list of products, which can be seen in the ‘Appendix G’ of the Pakistan Import Policy 2016, was also called the ‘negative list’ that Tata Motors mentioned earlier.

Following a terrorist attack on a convoy of Indian Army vehicles in Pulwama in February 2019, India imposed a 200% customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan.

Later that year, in August, New Delhi revoked the special status of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.

Due to these “tensions” over Kashmir, Pakistan decided to suspend all bilateral trade between the nations, formally ceasing all imports and exports.

However, limited trade in essential goods such as pharmaceuticals and raw materials has continued unofficially, it reported. Pakistan today.

Conclusion: The viral message is a hoax as automobiles from India are banned from being imported into Pakistan.

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