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Pak transports wheat from India to Afghanistan
India delivered 2,500 tonnes of wheat to the people of Afghanistan via Pakistani land borders on Tuesday and reaffirmed its commitment to provide 50,000 tonnes of wheat through the World Food Programme (WFP).
At a ceremony in Amritsar, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla, Afghan ambassador Farid Mamundzay, and WFP country director Bishow Parajuli flagged off the first convoy of 50 trucks bearing wheat. Wheat from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will be carried by Afghan transporters through the Attari integrated checkpoint to Jalalabad in Afghanistan.
The assistance will be sent in multiple consignments to the World Food Programme in Jalalabad, as part of the Indian government’s promise to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat to the Afghan people, according to a statement from external affairs ministry.
In response to UN calls for humanitarian relief for Afghanistan, the Indian government chose to give the wheat away. “In this context, the Indian government struck an agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat in Afghanistan,” according to the statement.
Shringla added Tuesday’s shipment was the first of many to be shipped to Afghanistan in the following two to three months. Mamundzay praised the Indian government for taking action at the right time, calling New Delhi’s donation of 50,000 tonnes of wheat “one of the largest food contributions made by any country to support Afghanistan in this tough hour.”
“I thank the Indian government for its kindness at a time when more than 20 million Afghans are in crisis or experiencing the worst levels of food insecurity in more than three decades,” Mamundzay said.
According to a statement from India’s external affairs ministry, the country is “dedicated to its special relationship with the people of Afghanistan,” and it has already provided 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, 13 tonnes of life-saving medicines, and 500 units of winter apparel. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul received these shipments.
According to the Report, India will begin feeding the Afghan people with the first batch of 10,000 tonnes of wheat on Tuesday through the Attari-Wagah land border crossing.
On October 7, India offered to transfer 50,000 tonnes of wheat via Pakistani land routes, but the deal was delayed for more than four months due to specifics being worked out with the Pakistani side.
On February 12, the Indian government and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the distribution of food grains in Afghanistan. The MoU defines the Indian government’s and WFP’s pledges and responsibilities, as well as other essential requirements, and was required because the Indian side is paying for the wheat supply.
Pakistan agreed to the proposal on the condition that the wheat is transported only in Afghan trucks through its territory. After these vehicles carry the wheat to WFP storage, the UN organisation will transport the food grains to where they are required using its fleet of trucks and people.
Three days after India provided 2.5 tonnes of medical aid and winter apparel to Afghanistan on Saturday, the wheat shipment began. The Indian side is also considering using Iran’s Chabahar port to transfer more wheat and other commodities to Afghanistan.
During a phone call with his Indian colleague in January, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated that Tehran will collaborate with New Delhi in transporting humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
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A 50-year-old man was given a one-year jail sentence by a court in Maharashtra’s Thane district for assaulting a police officer who was on duty in Navi Mumbai in 2015.
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Three idols of Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the ISKCON temple, as well as idols of his Indian and international followers, his pictures, and his writings have been used to construct a monument.
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