An official said that austerity measures like major cuts to fuel usage and foreign travel and a ban on the procurement of new government vehicles have been announced for government officials, while the people have also been directed to follow strict austerity measures in the wake of a mounting economic crisis

Pakistan and China have operationalised a joint boundary mechanism to coordinate border management, surveys, trade and connectivity. India rejected the commission, saying it has no legal basis concerning territories it claims and reiterating its position on the 1963 agreement