NATO supply truckers demand security before resumption
July 04, 2012 08:55
NATO truckers welcomed Pakistan's decision to reopen supply lines into Afghanistan but said they feared Taliban attacks, demanding security guarantees before the resumption.
Mir Mohammad Yousuf Shahwani, head of the largest oil tanker owners association in Pakistan, told AFP that supply trucks and tankers could be en route in "days" but insisted they needed protection first.
"It is a sudden decision but even then we can start supplies in days. The thing is, who will protect us," Shahwani said. "We need security, we need protection. Taliban have killed dozens of our drivers and torched hundreds of vehicles," he added.
Pakistan will reopen crucial supply routes to Nato-led forces in Afghanistan after the US apologised for killing 24 of its soldiers in November.
Mir Mohammad Yousuf Shahwani, head of the largest oil tanker owners association in Pakistan, told AFP that supply trucks and tankers could be en route in "days" but insisted they needed protection first.
"It is a sudden decision but even then we can start supplies in days. The thing is, who will protect us," Shahwani said. "We need security, we need protection. Taliban have killed dozens of our drivers and torched hundreds of vehicles," he added.
Pakistan will reopen crucial supply routes to Nato-led forces in Afghanistan after the US apologised for killing 24 of its soldiers in November.
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