ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Friday decided to allow the use of Afghan trucks for transportation of 50,000 MT of wheat and lifesaving medicines from India to Afghanistan via Wagah border.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said, “With a view to further facilitate Pakistan’s decision to allow transportation of 50,000 MT of wheat and life saving medicines from India to Afghanistan via Wagah border on an exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes, it has been decided to also allow the use of Afghan trucks for transportation from Wagah border to Torkham”.
The decision “demonstrates the commitment and seriousness of the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the proposed humanitarian assistance,” it added.
The decision has been conveyed to the Charge d’ Affaires of India at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indian government was also urged to proceed quickly to take necessary steps to expeditiously undertake the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
Earlier, Islamabad proposed the use of Pakistani trucks under the UN charter. But New Delhi was stressing on the use of Indian or Afghan transport.
Pakistan rejected the Indian proposal of using Indian trucks but agreed to allow Afghan trucks to carry out humanitarian assistance.
