Pakistan has increased the number of its troops deployed along the Afghan border to 90,000, its foreign minister said Tuesday. Khursheed Kasuri announced the increase from 80,000 after talks with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Islamabad. Pakistan also increased the number of military posts along the frontier from 100 to 110, he said. «This is the level of Pakistan's commitment,» Kasuri said at a news conference. «We expect a matching response from Afghanistan, as each side must play its due role to combat the menace of terrorism.»
