Pakistan to withdraw troops from UN duties

Pakistan is recalling its troops from UN peacekeeping duties in Sierra Leone amid rising tensions with India.

Pakistan is recalling its troops from UN peacekeeping duties in Sierra Leone amid rising tensions with India.

The announcement came as Pakistan's military chiefs were meeting in Rawalpindi near the capital Islamabad to discuss operational strategy, a security source said.

"All the chiefs of military services are meeting to discuss operational strategy and war preparedness in the wake of a grave Indian threat," he said.

It is thought Pakistan is also planning to move some of its troops from the western border with Afghanistan - where they are supporting the US-led war on terrorism - to the eastern border with India.

AFP

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