Patna, May 4 -- BJP leader Ajay Alok on Sunday welcomed the Union Goverment's decision to ban Pakistani ships from entering Indian seaports, saying that India should sever all ties with a nation that "produces terrorists."

"This step is welcome. We should not maintain any relationship with a country that hates us and breeds terrorists. Pakistani ships will no longer be allowed at Indian ports. We will impose an economic blockade on Pakistan and isolate them from all sides. The pressure and heat are being felt in Pakistan and will continue to increase," Alok said while speaking to ANI.

On Saturday, amid rising tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, India imposed a ban on Pakistani ships from ports to 'ensure...