*ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has decided to extend by two monthsthe time for transportation of Indian wheat and lifesaving medicines toAfghanistan via Attari-Wagah border crossing on a humanitarian basis.*
The Foreign Office spokesperson in a statement said that the extensionmanifests Islamabad’s sincere efforts towards addressing the humanitariancrisis in Afghanistan.
The Government of India recently requested an extension in the time periodto complete the transportation process.
The Pakistani government had in November 2021 allowed, as a special gestureto the Afghan people, the transportation of 50,000 MTs of wheat andlife-saving medicines as humanitarian assistance from India to Afghanistanvia Wagah border on exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes.
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The time period granted for transportation of the humanitarian assistanceexpired on March 21.
All the modalities will remain the same as earlier communicated to theIndian side. The High Commission of India in Islamabad has been informed ofthe decision in this regard.
