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Pakistan allows India to transport aid to Afghanistan through Wagah border

Pakistan informed India about its decision to allow the transportation of wheat and life-saving drugs Afghanistan through its territory on an "exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes".

Published: 03rd December 2021 07:10 PM  |   Last Updated: 03rd December 2021 07:10 PM   |  A+A A-

By PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan formally announced its agreement to let India transport 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving drugs as humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan on Afghan trucks through the Wagah border. 

Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi remarked that humanitarian assistance should not be subject to conditionalities.

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