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Imran Khan Of Pakistan Stops American Military Supplies Through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Washington has temporarily halted military supplies moving by ground out of Afghanistan along a key route through Pakistan , according to news agencies, citing safety concerns for its truck drivers. Activists have been staging protests along  key NATO supply routes  in Pakistan since November, after a drone strike killed the leader of the  Pakistani Taliban shortly before peace talks between the militant group and the government began. Some protestors have been detained for allegedly harassing truck drivers, according to  reports . Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan , head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has been leading the protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province , where his party is in power. On Dec. 3, Khan  told the  Express Tribune  that PTI is also considering blocking supply routes that run through Punjab province and Balochistan. Read the full story here.  Related Posts: 1. Russia and America's New Arms Race - J. Michael Cole, Flashpoints