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Pakistani MPs oppose NATO arms supply
Friday March 30, 2012 06:13:28 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: A majority of Pakistani
parliamentarians Friday urged the government not to allow
transportation of arms and ammunition to foreign forces in
Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.
Participating in a debate over whether or not to reopen the supply
lines for the US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan, the
parliamentarians demanded that the US stop drone attacks and
respect Pakistan's sovereignty.
The US has so far rejected Pakistani appeals to halt drone strikes
and even fired missiles into North Waziristan, one of seven
districts in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border,
Friday and killed at least four people.
The parliamentarians were unanimous in calling on the Pakistan
government to adopt an independent foreign policy, resist foreign
pressure on issues of national interests and cement relations with
all neighbours.
The opposition members in parliament also called for a mechanism
to search all NATO trucks to check what the vehicles are carrying
for NATO forces via Pakistan.
Pakistan closed the supply line in November 2011 after the US
fighter jets raided two of its border posts and killed 24
soldiers.
The government had called for a parliamentary review of
relationship with the US and also to decide on the NATO supply
line.
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