Officials familiar with the talks say Pakistan is pushing to impose a £1200
charge on each truck, raising as much as £240m a year for the cash-strapped
country.
However, hard-line nationalists and Islamic parties remain opposed to
reopening supply lines.
Bani Amin, Inspector General of Islamabad Police, said: “The letter said
the powder was poisonous but we don’t believe it was. It has gone to our
laboratory for testing.” He added that a police team had been
dispatched to the southern city of Hyderabad, from where the package had
been posted.
“It looks like it may have been a political stunt using harmless
materials,” said a security source in Islamabad.
The British High Commission is expected to reopen on Thursday.
A spokesman said: “There was an incident at the High Commission which has
now be resolved. Nobody was harmed.”
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