ISLAMABAD: To assist in the provision of humanitarian aid, Pakistan has transported the first cargo of Indian wheat and medicines to Afghanistan via the Torkham border, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday.
A statement issued by MOFA said that the aid was supplied through 41 Afghan trucks that entered into Pakistan via Torkham, as Pakistani authorities had refused to accept the Indian condition of using Indian trucks for transportation
The statement further stated that the Afghan trucks were returning to Afghanistan today after loading the Indian wheat consignment, delivered at Attari-Wagah Border.
India had decided to supply 50,000 tonnes of wheat and lifesaving medicines to Afghanistan after months of talks between the two countries.
MOFA said that the Pakistan government agreed on an exceptional basis to allow the overland transportation of humanitarian assistance from India for Afghanistan to help it fight the ongoing crisis. Pakistan has been closely coordinating with both sides to facilitate smooth transit of the aid, it added.
Pakistan has made it clear to India that it was facilitating the transportation only because of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and it should not be taken as a precedent to sending other items into its neighboring country.
