Under the rules of the World Trade Organization, MFN status should have been given after both countries became members. India granted Pakistan MFN status in 1996, but Pakistan held back, hoping to win concessions from India on the unresolved issue of Kashmir.
根据世贸组织的规则，只有在成为世贸组织成员国之后才能给与最惠国待遇。印度在1996年给与了巴基斯坦最惠国待遇，但巴基斯坦有所保留，并希望藉此赢得印度在克什米尔问题上的让步。