Chaman: Pakistan’s blockade to NATO supply to Afghanistan has been entered into third week on Saturday.
After the defence committee meeting, Pakistan blocked the vital US supply line into Afghanistan 15 day ago, the longest closure of the 10-year war with no imminent sign of the border reopening.
Pakistan has stopped the clearance of oil tankers so the tankers have been parked on various places in the country. Meanwhile Afghan officials have stopped the tankers in the area of Spain Boldak and Wash Mandi, these tankers were returning from Kandhar after offloading the oil and other items.
The drivers of tankers parked at Chamman and in Afghan area told that they are facing swear cold and there is nothing to eat and they have finished their money. They demanded step for their return.
Pakistan’s fragile alliance with the United States crashed to new lows two weeks ago on November 26 when Nato air strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in what the Pakistan military called a deliberate attack.
On the other side Nato forces facing difficulties after blockade of Pakistan.
NATO forces using alternate routs to bring things and their expenditure have been increased by using other difficult routs. It is being told that Nato is spending 16000 US dollars on a tanker instead of 6000 thousand.
