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Quetta: While Pakistani lawmakers resumed debate on major review of relations with the United States and reopening of Nato supply lines, the country on Monday restored Nato supply routes to Afghanistan as dozens of container carrying Nato goods started moving toward Afghanistan through Quetta, reliable sources told The News Tribe.

The sources said that over 30 Nato containers, under heavy security of Frontier Constabulary (Awaran Militia), crossed the Bela area of Balochistan province in the evening at around 7pm.

They added that same kind of security had earlier been provided to Nato supply convoys before blockage of the routes. The FC did not provide any security to private trade goods or public transport, despite the worst security situation in the area.

However, according to the local administration said that around 17 vehicles of Saindak project have crossed Bela area, under the security of FC.

The News Tribe tried to contact the Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR) to seek military’s comment but could not get a response.

The government has also not made any announcement regarding the reopening of the Nato supply routes.

On Sunday, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan threatened to attack lawmakers if they decided to re-open Nato supply routes while another religious leader, Maulana Fazlur Rehman on same said that they would block the Nato routes with force if re-opened.

Pakistani premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, before leaving for Seoul, told reporters in Islamabad that a decision about reopening routes will be taken after consensus of the parliament.

Pakistan blocked Nato routes and sought full apology from President Barack Obama after Nato airstrike at Salala check-post on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.