*New Delhi: India feels the pain and frustrations of Pakistan restrictionsimposed after the August 5 unilateral action of India in Occupied Kashmir.*
In signs of worsening of relations between the two countries, Pakistan hasstopped postal mails from and to India, a move that New Delhi slammed as aviolation of established international norms.
Pakistan has not accepted any postal consignment from India after August 27in a move seen as a retaliation for scrapping of special status for Jammuand Kashmir.
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is also in-chargeof the postal department, said Islamabad resorted to stopping postal mailservices unilaterally and without giving any prior notice to India.
“Pakistan’s decision is directly in contravention of world postal unionnorms. But Pakistan is Pakistan,” Mr Prasad said on the sidelines of anevent.
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With Pakistan refusing to accept and send mails through the post, from andto India, Indian postal authorities have been compelled to put mailaddressed to the country on hold.
Reports suggest Pakistani correspondence was reaching India throughservices provided by the Saudi Arabian airlines.
Mr Prasad confirmed reports that the postal services have stopped for thelast two months.
