ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has granted an extension to India for the transportation of wheat and life-saving medicines to Afghanistan via Pakistan, the Foreign Office spokesperson in a statement.<\/p>\n
Pakistan on Sunday granted an extension to India in the \u201ctime period for transportation\u201d wheat and life-saving medicines that New Delhi was transporting to Afghanistan via the Wagah border.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said that in November 2021 Islamabad had \u201capproved, as a special gesture to the Afghan people, the transportation of 50,000 MTs of wheat and life-saving medicines as humanitarian assistance from India to Afghanistan via Wagah border\u201d. The gesture was given on an \u201cexceptional basis for humanitarian purposes\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe time period granted for transportation of the humanitarian assistance expired on March 21, 2022. The Government of India recently requested for extension in time period to complete the transportation process,\u201d said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n
The spokespersons said that Islamabad has granted two months extension to facilitate the transportation \u201cas a manifestation\u201d of its \u201csincere efforts towards addressing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the modalities shall remain the same as earlier communicated to the Indian side. The High Commission of India in Islamabad has been informed of the decision in this regard,\u201d said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n
The greenlight to transport Indian wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan was given by former prime minister Imran Khan last year when Acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, had come to Islamabad.<\/p>\n