1.   Also, Pakistani troops fought a gun battle with Taliban soldiers who had crossed into Pakistan, apparently to hide from the U.S. bombing.

2.   After juice was served, a color guard saluted Vajpayee, and the prime ministers inspected the Pakistani troops who stood at attention with bayonets drawn.

3.   Haider also said that Pakistani troops were doing their best their best to seal the border.

4.   He bristled when asked whether that meant US soldiers are now working with Pakistani troops across the border, as some villagers have reported.

5.   He said that American forces were working alongside Pakistani troops at the Afghan border.

6.   In this idyllic spot in the Kashmir highlands, Indian troops hold ground overlooked on three sides by Pakistani troops, some well within artillery range.

7.   India has asserted that insurgents who crossed into Indian territory in the disputed Kashmir region are Islamic militants supported by Pakistan and accompanied by Pakistani troops.

8.   Indian soldiers also began to exchange almost daily cross- border fire with Pakistani troops.

9.   Next comes a layer of paramilitary police, and then regular Pakistani troops.

10.   Musharraf has deployed several thousand Pakistani troops to close off the passes and conduct village-to-village searches.