The 7 months long row over the NATO supply lines has finally resolved as Pakistan announced that it will ready to reopen supply routes to Nato forces in Afghanistan border and NATO welcomed it, according to source report.
However, Pakistan’s recent downing move came only after the United State greatly apologised for death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in US air strike.
“The resumption of transit arrangements for ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) supplies through Pakistan demonstrates strengthened cooperation between ISAF nations and our partner Pakistan,” Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday told reporters.
An attempt to improve the bilateral relationship between US and Pakistan will likely to save over $1bn of US that prepares to withdraw all NATO troops out of Pakistan neighbouring Afghanistan by 2014.
Source said, Islamabad confirmed it would not raise transit fees when the lines re-open, while the existing charge of $250 (£160) per truck will not change.
Being sincere condolence to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the decision and said in a statement, “Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives,” according to reports.
“We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military. We are committed to working closely with Pakistan and Afghanistan to prevent this from ever happening again,” she further added.
Last November, while a cross-border US air strikes hit two camps on the Afghan border pointing to militants, more than dozens of Pakistani soldiers had mistakenly killed. And due to that Pakistan had closed the crucial supply route.
