Pakistan allows UN aid agencies to deliver food supplies to Afghanistan

The government has granted permission to United Nations aid agencies to transport food supplies into Afghanistan.

According to media reports, the Ministry of Commerce has written a letter to the Director General of Afghan Transit Trade and the Member Customs Operations of the FBR, stating that the decision to allow aid agencies to send food supplies was made on the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Instructions have been issued for the phased clearance of containers belonging to UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), and UNFPA.

The letter states that, on humanitarian grounds, cargo vehicles carrying essential supplies should be allowed to proceed.

In the second phase, containers carrying medicines and medical equipment will be cleared.

Furthermore, in the third phase, clearance will be granted for containers carrying kits for students and teachers.