Pakistan To Allow Transportation Of Indian Wheat To Afghanistan
PM Khan also stressed the vital importance of a peaceful, stable, sovereign, prosperous and connected Afghanistan for Pakistan and the wider region.
ISLAMABAD ( Web News )
Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government would favourably consider the Taliban government’s request of transportation of wheat offered by India through the country for humanitarian purposes.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the premier stated this while speaking to a delegation led by Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Muttaqi — who is currently in the country on a three-day visit — was accompanied by the acting ministers of finance, and industry and commerce as well as other senior members of the Afghan delegation.
During the meeting, the premier reaffirmed Pakistan’s support to Afghanistan and the Afghan people in overcoming the challenges being faced by the neighbouring country.
PM Khan also stressed the vital importance of a peaceful, stable, sovereign, prosperous and connected Afghanistan for Pakistan and the wider region.
The premier stressed that “continued security and resolute counter-terrorism actions, respect for rights of all Afghans, and inclusivity in governance and politics would further contribute to Afghanistan’s stability,” the PMO statement said.
He also expressed the hope that the interim Afghan government would continue to “constructively engage” the international community and would keep on taking positive measures to address prevailing challenges, the statement added.
“Pakistan has been consistently calling for provision of immediate humanitarian relief for Afghanistan,” the statement quoted the premier as saying.
He also underscored the urgent need to release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and facilitate banking transactions to prevent an economic meltdown.
Commenting on Pak-Afghan relations, PM Imran reiterated Islamabad’s resolve to stand by the Afghan people by extending all possible support, including humanitarian assistance in-kind, to withstand the coming winter season.
He said that Pakistan would provide essential food items including wheat and rice, emergency medical supplies and shelter items for Afghanistan, in addition to the assistance already extended.
The prime minister also emphasised the importance for the two countries to work together to facilitate the movement of people, trade, transit and regional connectivity in an effort to promote progress and prosperity in the region.