21.   Russia may envisage having its own military base in former Yugoslavia, a senior Russian defence official said Thursday, proposing that Moscow expand its influence in the Balkans.

22.   Scheibner was seen off by senior defence ministry officials at the Chaklala air base near Islamabad, they said.

23.   Senior defence officials in the capital have said that the government had already recaptured Treng.

24.   The army general, the former commander of US troops in Afghanistan, will meet with senior defence officials here, the sources said.

25.   The military experts meeting Monday and Tuesday were senior defence ministry officials but have only advisory capacity and no decision-making power.