Taliban threaten NATO supply line

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 25 (UPI) -- The Taliban Sunday threatened to assassinate Pakistani lawmakers who support the reopening of a key NATO supply route into neighboring Afghanistan.

A Taliban spokesman said the militants were aware of low-key efforts in Parliament to open the roads to NATO convoys and that members who were behind the plan "would not be safe in their homes."

"We will (also) publicly slaughter drivers who carry supplies for NATO forces," warned Eshanullah Ehsan. "The Pakistan Army and the rulers are bent on destroying the country and the Taliban are working for a new Pakistan."

Pakistan shut down the roads used by NATO trucks in November to protest an airstrike along the border that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

Press Trust of India said Parliament was scheduled to debate the relationship with the United States beginning Monday. The Parliamentary Committee on National Security has recommended re-opening the supply lines into Afghanistan.