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Pakistan suspends NATO supplies
Political authorities suspended supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan via Torkham Border on Saturday due to security concerns on the Pak-Afghan Highway, a private TV channel reported. According to the channel, hundreds of trucks and containers had been stopped in Peshawar after the suspension of the supply on Saturday. Khyber Agency Political Agent Tariq Hayat told the channel that supplies had been suspended following incidents of looting of trucks and containers carrying oil and other supplies for the NATO forces battling Taliban in Afghanistan. He said the NWFP additional secretary had sent a proposal to the federal government on November 11 asking for the suspension of the supplies because of the volatile security situation on the restive Pak-Afghan border. "But some transporters are transporting supplies on their own responsibility," the political agent told the TV channel. Quoting authorities, the channel said the supplies would not be resumed until effective security measures were put in place. Another TV channel quoted FC officials as saying that the authorities had decided to set up security checkposts in Jamrud tehsil to protect the Pak-Afghan Highway and supplies to Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2008-11-16 |
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