In the days since, tensions have risen dangerously between India and Pakistan, which have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir.

India and Pakistan's reciprocal actions following the killing of 26 men by suspected militants at a tourist spot in Kashmir are set to further curtail trade, which has more than halved since 2018, trade analysts and exporters said.

The Pakistani government said that if India followed through on a threat to block rivers it would take it as “an act of war.”