Pakistan gives ‘exceptional’ permission: India sends wheat, medicines to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Wednesday allowed the first batch of 41 Afghan trucks, carrying Indian wheat and lifesaving medicines for Afghanistan, following agreeing to, on an exceptional basis, overland transportation of the humanitarian assistance via Attari-Wagah border up till Torkham.

“The government of Pakistan agreed on an exceptional basis to allow the overland transportation of humanitarian assistance of 50,000 MT wheat and lifesaving medicines from India for Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah border up till Torkham,” Foreign Office said in a statement.

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It stated that Pakistan has been closely coordinating with all sides to facilitate smooth transit of the humanitarian assistance. It added that the first batch of 41 Afghan trucks, which entered into Pakistan through Torkham is returning to Afghanistan, Wednesday, after loading the Indian wheat consignment at Attari-Wagah.

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