12 September 2004	Sunday	26 Rajab 1425

MOSCOW, Sept 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Saturday that his country would more actively share its intelligence with Russia to assist in fighting terrorism, news reports said.

"Our intelligence service will be more actively providing Russia with its information for catching terrorists. Sharing information is crucial in fighting terrorism," Mr Kasuri said in Moscow, where he was on a brief stopover en route to Tajikistan, according to the Interfax news agency.

Russian officials say Chechen separatist rebels have ties to international terrorist networks, including Al Qaeda.

Mr Kasuri said Chechens were among about 70 people killed in recent Pakistani air strikes on militant positions in the Waziristan region, a tense tribal area near Afghanistan.-AP