Pakistan says its is “fully prepared to cooperate with any neutral investigators” following Pahalgam attack. Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire for a second straight day after gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam earlier this week, with India blaming Pakistan for the attack.

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

The trade halt with India triggered "urgent measures to secure" pharmaceutical needs in Pakistan, a report said.