11.   Pakistani troops have deployed along the border near Tora Bora to stop al-Qaida fighters from entering.

12.   Pakistani troops in the mountainous border area near the recent U.S. battle in Afghanistan have arrested seven suspected al-Qaida fighters, Pakistani officials said on Tuesday.

13.   Pakistani troops infiltrated deep into Indian territory above Kargil in Kashmir, and seized strategic positions high in the mountains.

14.   People in this chaotic bazaar straddling the Grand Trunk Road described watching Pakistani troop convoys headed west each of the last three nights.

15.   Separately, a Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity said there was no way for US and Pakistani troops to secure the entire border.

16.   Some captured Arab and Pakistani troops have been beaten or even shot by Northern Alliance troops.

17.   The firefight lasted four hours, and al-Qaida suspects fired rockets and grenades at the Pakistani troops, officials said.

18.   The officials said Qaida suspects fired shoulder-fired rockets and grenades at the Pakistani troops.

19.   The officials said many fighters had crossed into Pakistan through frozen mountain passes and trails south of the Tora Bora region, avoiding the heaviest deployments of Pakistani troops.

20.   The recent forays by Pakistani troops into the area has marked an intrusion by the central government into an area known for its distrust of outsiders.