Pakistan Allows India To Transport Humanitarian Wheat Cargo To Afghanistan Via Its Territory
After finalising the transit options, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated on Monday that his government will allow India to transfer a humanitarian supply of wheat to Afghanistan via its borders.
New Delhi: Pakistan said on Wednesday that it has formally informed India of its decision to allow an Indian humanitarian cargo of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving pharmaceuticals to be transported via its territory on an "exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes" to neighbouring Afghanistan.
After finalising the transit options, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated on Monday that his government will allow India to transfer a humanitarian supply of wheat to Afghanistan via its borders.
"The decision of the government of Pakistan to this effect was formally conveyed to the Charge d' Affaires of India at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," the Foreign Office (FO) statement was quoted by PTI in its report.
India Proposed To Deliver Wheat And Medicine To Afghanistan
India proposed delivering wheat and life-saving medications to Afghans via Pakistani land on October 7, but obtained an assurance from the Pakistan government only on November 24, according to external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi during a routine news conference.
He stated unequivocally that Pakistan should not impose any limitations on the transfer of humanitarian aid.
Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi had also asked Prime Minister Khan to enable India to deliver wheat via Pakistan, implying that the Taliban regime was prepared to accept India's humanitarian help.
Last year, India sent 75,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who spoke at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan in September.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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