Pakistan reopens vital lines into Afghanistan

Pakistan will reopen crucial supply routes to Nato-led forces in Afghanistan after the US apologised for killing 24 of its soldiers in November, Washington and Islamabad have said.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: "We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military."

The Pakistani Taliban promptly threatened to attack the convoys.

From Islamabad, the BBC's Orla Guerin reports.

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