PTI

Islamabad, January 29

India’s wheat cargo to Afghanistan as a part of its humanitarian support to the trouble-torn nation by way of the Pakistani soil is anticipated to begin early subsequent month as New Delhi and Islamabad have lastly agreed on the modalities after months of discussions, a media report mentioned on Saturday.

India has been pitching for offering unimpeded humanitarian support to Afghanistan to deal with the unfolding humanitarian disaster within the nation. It has already introduced to ship 50,000 tonnes of wheat and medicines to Afghanistan by street transport by way of Pakistan.

Pakistan final yr allowed India to ship 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through the use of its land route after the humanitarian scenario worsened within the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul.

Diplomatic sources informed The Express Tribune newspaper that the cargo would begin in early February.

According to the modalities, India has to move the overall quantity of wheat inside 30 days of the primary consignment.

The two nations have determined to cooperate on Afghanistan regardless of their in any other case tense relationship.

It took each the edges a number of weeks of discussions to agree on the modalities.

Initially, Pakistan needed the transportation of humanitarian help items to Kabul in its vehicles underneath the banner of the United Nations.

But India made a counter proposal and needed the meals grain to be shipped to Afghanistan both in Indian or Afghan vehicles. The two sides then agreed that wheat could be carried by Afghan vehicles and an inventory of Afghan contractors was shared with Pakistan.

Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad informed reporters on Friday that every one preparations had been now put in place and Pakistan was ready for the date of the primary consignment.

India had despatched a proposal to Pakistan on October 7 final yr looking for the transit facility to ship 50,000 tonnes of wheat and life-saving medicines to the folks of Afghanistan by way of the Pakistani soil and it obtained a response from Islamabad on November 24.

Asked about humanitarian support to Afghanistan at a web-based media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned the federal government is dedicated to offering humanitarian help to the Afghan folks, comprising meals grains, Covid vaccines and important life-saving medicine.