22.10.19

Pakistan slammed for stopping postal mail service to India

India slammed Pakistan for unilaterally stopping postal mail service between the two nations, saying the move was in contravention of international norms.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Pakistan resorted to the move without giving any prior notice to India. “Pakistan’s decision is directly in contravention of international postal union norms. But Pakistan is Pakistan,” Prasad, who is the Minister for Communications and IT, said.

The minister added that Pakistan “without any prior notice or information has stopped sending postal department’s letter to India”.

With Pakistan refusing to accept and send mails through the post, from and to India, Indian postal authorities have been compelled to put mail addressed to the country on hold.

The latest move is unprecedented as the postal mail service had continued in the past even through the partition, wars, and cross-border tensions.

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