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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (42537)	5/6/2002 10:53:12 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Pakistan said on Monday there was a very slim chance that terror suspect Osama bin Laden may have crossed into the country from neighbouring Afghanistan. "Pakistan is very vigilant on its border. The chances of his being in Pakistan are very remote," foreign ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan told reporters, adding: "Your guess is as good a mine." US news weekly reported that Afghan commanders based near the border had received credible reports that bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan with one of his top lieutenants. Pakistani interior minister heads for anti-terrorism talks in US (ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider left for Washington on Monday to discuss the war on terror with US officials, a spokesman said. "The visit is in the context of the current situation in Afghanistan and the ongoing cooperation against terrorism," an interior ministry spokesman reportedly said. During his four-day stay the minister would meet senior officials, including Attorney General John Ashcroft. The talks would focus on the situation along the western border and Pakistan's efforts to prevent al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists escaping from Afghanistan across the rugged frontier. Press reports said the minister would discuss the possibility of acquiring surveillance helicopters. The United States has promised assistance for extra vigilance along the border, where small numbers of US troops are already helping Pakistani forces track down suspected terrorist leaders. President Pervez Musharraf told reporters Saturday that Islamabad was looking for more technical help from Washington to seal the border, but did not want US troops to launch operations on Pakistani soil.