The foreign affairs ministry on Friday said that with a view to further facilitate Pakistan’s decision to allow transportation of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving medicines from India to Afghanistan via the Wagah border on an exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes, it has been decided to also allow the use of Afghan trucks for transportation.
In a statement, the ministry said: “This demonstrates the commitment and seriousness of the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the proposed humanitarian assistance.”
The decision was conveyed to the Charge d’ Affaires of India today at the ministry. The Indian government was also urged to proceed quickly to take necessary steps to expeditiously undertake the delivery of the humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
Earlier, according to a news outlet, Pakistan, as per modalities, had proposed that wheat should be transported through Pakistani trucks under the banner of the UN but New Delhi had suggested the wheat be carried either by Afghan or Indian trucks.
