1st shipment of wheat from India for people of Afghanistan to be despatched via Attari-Wagah land border

1st shipment of wheat from India for people of Afghanistan to be despatched via Attari-Wagah land border

• The first shipment of 10,000 tonnes of wheat from India for the people of Afghanistan will be despatched via Attari-Wagah land border.
• The World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director to India, Bishow Parajuli said, the first shipment will be formally flagged off at Attari-Wagah in the presence of Indian and Pakistani officials and representatives of the WFP. 60 trucks of wheat will be flagged off by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla at around 4.00 this afternoon.
• The shipment is being sent after the Indian and Pakistani sides finalised modalities for transporting the wheat via Pakistani land routes after weeks of negotiations. More food supplies and other humanitarian assistance are expected to follow in the coming weeks.

Published date : 22 Feb 2022 06:29PM