Pakistan to permit Afghan vehicles to move wheat, life-saving medication from India to Afghanistan
Two months after India asked Pakistan to permit transportation of meals grains to Afghanistan by way of land direction, Islamabad informed New Delhi Friday that it is going to permit “Afghan vehicles” for transportation of wheat and life-saving drugs.
The verdict was once conveyed by way of the Pakistan’s international ministry to Indian diplomats in Islamabad.
A observation by way of Pakistan’s international ministry mentioned, “To be able to additional facilitate Pakistan’s choice to permit transportation of 50,000 MT (metric tonnes) of wheat and life-saving drugs from India to Afghanistan by way of Wagah border on an outstanding foundation for humanitarian functions, it’s been made up our minds to additionally permit using Afghan vehicles for transportation from Wagah border to Torkham.”
The Pakistan international ministry mentioned that this “demonstrates the dedication and seriousness of the federal government of Pakistan to facilitate the proposed humanitarian help”.
“The Indian executive was once additionally instructed to continue temporarily to take important steps to expeditiously adopt the supply of the humanitarian help to Afghanistan,” it mentioned.
In the meantime, there was once no professional reaction to Pakistan’s choice from New Delhi, however the MEA spokesperson has on a number of events mentioned that there can’t be conditionalities connected to humanitarian help.
Officers mentioned the duty of transferring 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan will require 5,000 vehicles by way of Pakistan.
