New Delhi, May 4 -- In a significant escalation of diplomatic and trade measures, the Government of India on Saturday announced the suspension of all inbound mail and parcel exchanges from Pakistan with immediate effect, media reports said.

The latest restriction comes on the heels of a broader clampdown by India, which has already banned both direct and indirect imports of goods from Pakistan.

The ban effectively brings to a standstill all incoming shipments from Pakistan.

These moves follow the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, where 26 people, mostly tourists, lost their lives after gunmen opened fire at the Baisaran meadow, a popular tourist destination.

The Resistance Force (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, had ...