Ties That Bind

Byline: Nazir Naji Chances are that the subcontinent's public might get to hear the good news that they have been waiting for, for ages. Indo-Pak relations, which both countries could not extricate from the state of tension for 64 years, may now be on the road to easement due to the influence of the Afghan situation. PM Gilani's revelation in Perth that a consensus has almost been reached on American demands is glad tidings indeed. The causticity emanating from American officials in the past few weeks and the resultant pressure on Pakistan's economy had people worried.