GLOC's fully open and supplies are normal: Pentagon

The crucial Ground Lines of Communication (GLOC), a road network which connects the Karachi port to Afghanistan through tribal areas of Pakistan is fully operational and supplies are moving normally, the Pentagon said here.

"The GLOC's are currently fully open and supplies are moving normally," Elissa Smith, a Pentagon spokesperson, said yesterday.

The statement was issued amidst the outbursts from few Pakistani leaders to shut down the crucial life line for US troops in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the killing of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone attack last week.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly in Pakistan unanimously approved a resolution yesterday to block the NATO supply line through the province.

"We have seen the statements of an opposition party about potential impact on GLOC routes. We continue to have substantive and sustained discussions, including during PM Sharif's recent official visit, on a broad range of issues of mutual interest and convergence, regional security initiatives," Smith said.

Less than a fortnight ago, Sharif and the US President, Barack Obama, had appreciated the role of GLOC's in continued presence of US troops in Afghanistan.

"Our hope is that despite what inevitably will be some tensions and occasional misunderstandings between our two countries, the fundamental good will be shared between our people," State Department Deputy Spokesperson, Marie Harf, said.

However, a joint statement last month by two Leaders noted with satisfaction that the Ground Lines of Communication (GLOCs) are facilitating the movement of US and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) cargo through Pakistan.