Pakistan has banned trade with India and the Attari-Wagah land route remains shut. Yet Pakistan imported $61.74 million worth of Indian goods in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026–27—a 68.9 per cent increase from the same period last year.India recorded no imports from Pakistan. So how are Indian medicines, chemicals, plastics, food products and other goods reaching Pakistani markets?The answer may lie in indirect routing through hubs such as Dubai, Singapore and Colombo. Goods may be repackaged, relabelled and exported to Pakistan through third countries, often at higher prices.From medicines to industrial inputs and everyday food products, this trade reveals the limits of Islamabad’s ban—and Pakistan’s continuing dependence on Indian goods. Shreya Chandra has more