Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Pakistan and India are having difficulty in agreeing on the method to move Indian wheat to Afghanistan through Pakistan. While the shipment of 50,000 MT has been approved by Pakistan, it is insisting on the use of Pakistan trucks and drivers, with United Nations support, while India says that Indian or Afghanistan trucks and drivers should be allowed. Reports say that, since this is a serious humanitarian situation, agreement between India and Pakistan should be reached shortly. Pakistan’s government has decided to donate 50,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan, a donation that matches the recent one by India. Pakistan has announced about $28.4 million to Afghanistan in aid, i...
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