Islamabad, Dec 23(ANI): The Pakistan Government has put off the decision on re-opening the NATO supply route along the country's border with Afghanistan, saying it would oppose the opening of the border in parliament.
The Pakistan government has given power to Parliament to decide when to re-open the border, which is a part of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's strategy to tackle the issue.
The Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies Director, Imtiaz Gul, said it is unlikely that Pakistan's parliament will discuss the border issue until early net year.
Pakistan had earlier sealed the border in a response to the November 26 NATO airstrike that killed 24 soldiers.
That decision came after the U.S. had suggested that Pakistani troops had fired the first shot on the Afghan-U.S. commando team, The Wall Street Journal reports.
But the report admitted that the U.S. had made several blunders during the airstrike, including misunderstanding a radio transmission and believing there were no Pakistani forces in the area.
The US troops passed incorrect information to the Pakistan soldiers regarding the location of the raid, the report added.
"We accept responsibility for the mistakes we made," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said, adding that the US would grant compensation to the families of the soldiers killed in the raid.
A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson declined to comment on the issue, except saying the decision to reopen rested with Parliament. (ANI)
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