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NATO supply route blocked

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani tribesmen continued to block the south-western supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan at Chaman to protest the killing of one of their members in a raid by Pakistan’s anti-narcotics force.

Trucks and other vehicles were blocking the main Quetta-Chaman highway, forcing about 100 trucks carrying NATO supplies to park, according to the region’s deputy police superintendent, Mohammad Qasim.

No damage or injuries have been reported in the protest, which started on Sunday.

Tribal elder Abdul Qahar Wadan said the tribesmen were prepared to keep up the blockade until their demands were met. — AP

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