UK urges Pakistan to resume NATO supply

According to Dunya News, Britain has pressurized Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to resume the NATO supply. Meanwhile, the US government has stated that if Pakistan opens the NATO supply route it will issue one billion dollars from the Coalition Support Fund.It is worth mentioning here that the US suspended 1.2 billion dollars of the Coalition Support Fund for Pakistan two years ago.When federal Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh visited US to discuss fund’s issue, the American authorities told him that the US was ready to issue the funds if Pakistan resumes NATO supply, even with the increased charges.The finance minister is reported to have briefed the civil and military leadership about the situation after his return to Pakistan.Hafeez Shaikh was also in favour of opening the supply route. He said Pakistan should respond to the US offer positively because he was facing difficulties in the preparation of upcoming budget.