The ebb tide

After months of blockading supplies to the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Rawalpindi has been compelled to reopen ground lines of communication through the territory of Pakistan. The US, in turn, has issued an invitation to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to participate in the NATO summit in Chicago next week. For form’s sake, Washington has said the invitation, which followed weeks of intense negotiations between the two sides, is “unconditional”. The US, to be sure, is eager to give Pakistan a face-saver and renew bilateral cooperation.

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