The Hindu : U.S. surveillance equipment for Pak.

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Wednesday, Jul 03, 2002

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U.S. surveillance equipment for Pak.

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD JULY 2. Border surveillance equipment including three fixed-wing planes and five armed helicopters are expected to reach Pakistan from the United States in a day or two.

The English daily, Dawn, quoting sources said that a huge transport plane carrying the equipment, worth $73 million, was on its way. The Interior Minister, Moinuddin Haider, had announced three days ago that the U.S. has promised $10 millions and sophisticated equipment to help Pakistan in its fight against terrorism.

The paper said the equipment would be taken to Quetta where preparations were under way to impart training to Army officers and soldiers for deployment on the western borders to check the cross-border movement of Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters.

The equipment was supposed to be delivered by mid-June, but there was a delay. The recent killing of 10 Pakistani troops in a clash with Al-Qaeda men in the NWFP might have been a consideration for rushing the equipment now. Delivery of 150 motorcycles, four-wheel-drive vehicles and communication tools had already begun. International tenders for the procurement of the vehicles were floated last month.

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