Pakistan floods: Iran, Afghanistan send 50 trucks of vegetables amid soaring food prices

 Among the prices for vegetables and foods in the country, which is a catastrophic, 50 vegetable trucks from Iran and Afghanistan are included in Pakistan by Tfont and Samanit boundaries.

"In the last two days, 50 big trucks have entered Pakistan through TFton and the same Gates," said the Dawn News.

In the coming days, he said, further loads and tomatoes will reach the country. Stating that these trucks were sent to Quetta immediately after fulfilling their legal duties, Arshad Hossain said, “On Wednesday, we received 27 trucks of fresh tomatoes and onions from Iran carrying 660 tons of onions and tomatoes, of which 13 trucks arrived yesterday. Ceremonies

Malik Mohammad Ahmed, deputy director general of Saman Customs said: 10 trucks entered Pakistan from Afghanistan through Saman border. He said the trucks loaded with fresh tomatoes and onions were taken out after routine checks, adding that the central government had already announced zero import duties on tomatoes and onions from Iran and Afghanistan.

According to Dan, while Pakistan is facing unprecedented floods, the prices of these two commodities and other vegetables have increased and the entire country is facing a shortage of vegetables. The central government has asked the private sector to import tomatoes and onions from Iran and Afghanistan. Due to the increase in the price of onions and tomatoes, the government canceled the tax on these vegetables for 90 days. "The price of these two products will be reduced in all markets over the next two or three days, as they import onions and tomatoes of both neighbors.

Most of the food aid, which was replaced by Pakistan by Pakistan, greatly influenced the worst flood in the country's history, said the United Nations World Food Program. This creates huge pressure to cook to reduce the humanitarian crisis, which will cause its destructive humanitarian crisis in neighboring Afghanistan. WFP Pakistan Director Chris Kay said there is a "huge challenge" in rebuilding agricultural production in Pakistan.

A large amount of food is imported through the port of Karachi. "Pakistan is the main supply route to Afghanistan. Because of the washed out roads, it creates a major logistical problem for us," Kai added. According to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), a third of Pakistan is under water in one of the worst floods in history.

After flooding millions of hectares of crops and killing hundreds of thousands of livestock, food becomes scarce as deadly floods trigger secondary disasters. According to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), more than 1,100 people have died since mid-June, including nearly 400 children, and millions have been forced from their homes.

 

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