Islamabad: Pakistan is expected to reopen the Nato supply line anytime now, as the US has ready to apologise to Pakistan in 48 hours over the Salala incident.
Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership held a late night meeting on Friday to discuss the current situation between the two countries.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani along with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar were present in the meeting at the presidency.
According to sources, Khar briefed them about her visit to Kabul and the participants were told that US high officials would tender an apology soon.
The Nato would reconstruct the destroyed patches in Karachi-Torkham (Khyber Agency) highway and so, the supply is expected to be restored by Monday.
The supply lines for goods shipped to the Pakistani port of Karachi and trucked to Afghanistan have been vital for US-led forces in their involvement in the landlocked country.
During her visit to Kabul on Thursday, Khar rejected reports that Pakistan was haggling with the US over transportation fees for the supplies. “Pakistan still wants an unconditional apology and the reassurance that a Salala-type incident does not happen again.”
“The US administration would do well to apologise for its mistakes in the firing incident,” she said, adding that this would also help in the reopening of the ground lines of communication.
She added, “The national security of the US will be better served with a positive relationship with Pakistan.”
The strategic supply routes were closed after a US air strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year.
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