JUI pledges support to Imran`s NATO supplies blockade call

Islamabad: JUI chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman today pledged his party`s unconditional support to Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf`s decision to block NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief stressed that there is a need to assess the situation following the killing of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud in drone attack carried out by the CIA. "There is a dire need for another All Parties Conference (APC) in the aftermath of the killing," Rehman said. "Following the APC, efforts were underway to get the country out of crisis. However, the drone attacks have changed the situation and the dialogue with Taliban has been affected," he was quoted as saying by Dawn. A resolution regarding the blockade of NATO supplies would be presented in the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Assembly tomorrow. Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that Imran`s party, which leads the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa government, should issue a notification in this regard. He said his party will support the move unconditionally.