111.   The Chinese defence minister will visit Bombay on Saturday to meet with Sharad Pawar, a former defence minister who is presently chief minister of Maharashtra state.

112.   The elections are being promoted by Abacha as a sign that the former defence minister is, as promised, moving the country back towards democratic civilian rule.

113.   The forces of former defence minister Ahmad Shah Masood were holding the base Saturday despite earlier reports that the Taliban took it late Friday, Taliban officials confirmed.

114.   The election of Cohen is seen as a victory for former defence minister Ehud Barak over Haim Ramon, ex-interior minister.

115.   The former defence minister and his co-accused have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

116.   The former defence minister wanted to show his disapproval for the accord, without voting against it, which would have obliged him to resign.

117.   The Israeli army no longer includes the Golan Heights as part of its defence strategy, former defence minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Monday.

118.   The faction claimed Khad was allied to the Shura Nazar forces of former defence minister Ahmed Shah Masood, military strongman of Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani.

119.   The former chief of staff has been dismissed and former defence minister Safet Zhulali fled the country on Thursday to Italy.

120.   The former defence workers are today employed on projects ranging from manufacturing synthetic diamonds and fighting desertification to eliminating nuclear waste.