The cost of supplying NATO
Reuters
2011-12-28
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Any reopening of NATO supply routes in Pakistan will come with a price tag.
Those supply routes into Afghanistan were shut down after a NATO air attack in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Pakistan's Defense Minister Ahmed Muktar spoke to journalists Tuesday.
SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PAKISTAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER, AHMED MUKHTAR
"No, so far the issue is at a standstill. If supplies are resumed, it will not be free," Mukhtar said.
He said it is just the cost of doing business.
SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PAKISTAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER, AHMED MUKHTAR
"We have to spend a lot of money on our roads, because the roads keep getting damaged by the 3,000 containers that pass over them every day. And they pass by without paying. We will charge them for this, so that we can repair the roads and repair them well."
Ties between the United States and Pakistan have become increasingly strained. The NATO attack was the latest incident to put pressure on the relationship.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
Those supply routes into Afghanistan were shut down after a NATO air attack in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Pakistan's Defense Minister Ahmed Muktar spoke to journalists Tuesday.
SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PAKISTAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER, AHMED MUKHTAR
"No, so far the issue is at a standstill. If supplies are resumed, it will not be free," Mukhtar said.
He said it is just the cost of doing business.
SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PAKISTAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER, AHMED MUKHTAR
"We have to spend a lot of money on our roads, because the roads keep getting damaged by the 3,000 containers that pass over them every day. And they pass by without paying. We will charge them for this, so that we can repair the roads and repair them well."
Ties between the United States and Pakistan have become increasingly strained. The NATO attack was the latest incident to put pressure on the relationship.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
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