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Pakistan's local gov't orders closure of NATO transportation station
English_Xinhua 2009-02-19 22:03:58 Print
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A provincial government in Pakistan has ordered closure of a transportation station for NATO forces based in Afghanistan, a minister told the regional assembly Thursday.
The private transportation station to facilitate NATO forces was established on a 12-acre land in Fateh Jang, a town in the eastern Punjab province.
"The Punjab government has ordered the local administration to wind up the NATO transportation system," Law Minister Rana Sanaulah told the assembly.
Opposition lawmaker Sher Ali Khan raised the issue in the house and said that transportation system had been set up for supplies of NATO forces in Afghanistan, adding that arms and other items had been supplied from the station.
The provincial minister confirmed to the house that a person had given the land on rent for the NATO supply trucks, adding that the land had been given without permission from the Punjab government.
Sanaulalh also said that NATO supply trucks were parked at the station before their journey to Afghanistan.
The members of the provincial assembly welcomed the closure of the station by thumping desks.
Officials say that some 70 percent of oil and other items are supplied to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan through Pakistan.
NATO oil tankers and trucks are frequently attacked by suspected militants in the northwestern city of Peshawar and the Khyber tribal region. December was the worst month for NATO trucks as militants torched around 300 trucks and military vehicles in Peshawar.
In view of security concerns, the U.S has struck deal with Russia and Central Asian states for transportation of supplies to forces in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's local gov't orders closure of NATO transportation station_English_Xinhua
English_Xinhua 2009-02-19 22:03:58 Print
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A provincial government in Pakistan has ordered closure of a transportation station for NATO forces based in Afghanistan, a minister told the regional assembly Thursday.
The private transportation station to facilitate NATO forces was established on a 12-acre land in Fateh Jang, a town in the eastern Punjab province.
"The Punjab government has ordered the local administration to wind up the NATO transportation system," Law Minister Rana Sanaulah told the assembly.
Opposition lawmaker Sher Ali Khan raised the issue in the house and said that transportation system had been set up for supplies of NATO forces in Afghanistan, adding that arms and other items had been supplied from the station.
The provincial minister confirmed to the house that a person had given the land on rent for the NATO supply trucks, adding that the land had been given without permission from the Punjab government.
Sanaulalh also said that NATO supply trucks were parked at the station before their journey to Afghanistan.
The members of the provincial assembly welcomed the closure of the station by thumping desks.
Officials say that some 70 percent of oil and other items are supplied to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan through Pakistan.
NATO oil tankers and trucks are frequently attacked by suspected militants in the northwestern city of Peshawar and the Khyber tribal region. December was the worst month for NATO trucks as militants torched around 300 trucks and military vehicles in Peshawar.
In view of security concerns, the U.S has struck deal with Russia and Central Asian states for transportation of supplies to forces in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's local gov't orders closure of NATO transportation station_English_Xinhua
