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Imran threatens to block Nato supplies
[Dawn] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) chief Imran Khan  ... aka Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems... threatened Thursday to cut off NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... supplies moving through Pakistain if the US launches any drone strikes during the talks. The party of the cricket legend-turned-politician has been an outspoken critic of the US drone policy. His party controls the provincial government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... (KP) province in northern Pakistain, one of two routes supplies move in and out of Afghanistan. Speaking at a news conference in the eastern city of Lahore, Khan said his party had the capability to stop the NATO supplies and warned that his words must not be taken lightly. The Pak Taliban has similar viewpoints and loyalties as the Afghan Taliban but a separate structure with separate leadership. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-01 |
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