NATO supply sit-ins enter 5th day
- November 27, 2013, 7:29 pm
- National News
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PESHAWAR Nov 27 (Online): Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami continued their anti-NATO supply protest for the fifth consecutive day Wednesday in various cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PTI chief Imran Khan announced that his party government in KPK would officially block the NATO supply line in the province from Wednesday.
On the other hand, the PTI and JI workers carried on their protests by setting up camps at major highways of the province where they stopped vehicles carrying goods for US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan.
Protest camps have been set up since Saturday at five major highways in KPK, including Ring Road in Peshawar’s Hayatabad, Khairabad Bride in Noushera, Indus Highway Chowk in Bannu, Charsadda Interchange and Kohat’s Indus Highway.
Supporters of PTI and Jamaat-e-Islami are present at the protest camps and checking identification documents to distinguish Nato trucks from regular cargo carriers.
“We have not forgotten our promises as elimination of corruption and restoration of peace is our top priority,†Khan spoke to media in Lahore.
