PESHAWAR: The Taliban on Sunday threatened to attack lawmakers if they voted in support of resuming supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan, a spokesman said.
Pakistan sealed its border withAfghanistanto NATO supply convoys after NATO air strikes in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near the border, triggering outrage in the country.
From Monday Pakistani lawmakers are to debate new parameters for getting the troubled relationship back on track, expected to see Pakistan eventually reopen its Afghan border to NATO convoys after a four-month closure.
"Everybody knows we are against restoration of NATO supplies and we will target each and every member of the parliament who will support the restoration," Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP in a telephone call from an undisclosed location.
"We are also advising the drivers of NATO supply trucks to quit this job otherwise they will be responsible for any consequences," Ehsan said.
The recommendations for a recrafted relationship -- up for debate in parliament -- include aUSapology for the November killings, an end to drone strikes against militants on Pakistani soil and taxes on NATO convoys.
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