The Pakistani government extended by two months the time for transportation of Indian wheat and lifesaving medicines to Afghanistan on a humanitarian basis through Attari-Wagah border crossing.
According to Dawn News, in a statement the Foreign Office spokesperson said that the extension manifests Islamabad’s sincere efforts towards addressing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The Indian government recently sought an extension in the time period to complete the transportation process.
In November 2021, the Pakistani government had allowed transportation of 50,000 MTs of wheat and life-saving medicines as humanitarian assistance from India to Afghanistan via Wagah border on exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes.
The time period granted for transportation of the humanitarian assistance expired on March 21.
All the modalities will remain the same as earlier communicated to the Indian side. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has been informed of the decision in this regard.
