New Delhi, April 27 -- Indian goods worth over USD 10 billion reach Pakistan via third-country trade routes, according to the estimates of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

In the wake of trade restrictions arising following the dastardly April 22 terror attacks in Pahalgam, GTRI said in a note that some firms are using ports like Dubai, Singapore, and Colombo to send Indian goods to Pakistan, allowing Indian products to reach Pakistan despite trade restrictions.

"GTRI estimates India's Goods worth over USD 10 billion reach Pakistan via this route, annually," the note added.

Explaining the creative ways adopted by the exporters, the GTRI added that Indian firms send goods to these ports, where an independent firm offloads an...