Canada hints at stationing troops along Pakistan border
OTTAWA, Sept 2: Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor said on Friday Canadian soldiers could be deployed along the Pakistan side of the border with Afghanistan to help protect the forces from attacks.
Mr O’Connor, speaking in Islamabad, urged his Pakistani interlocutors to redouble efforts to prevent attacks on Canadians in Afghanistan.
“Among other things, I suggested that some Pakistani officers be stationed with our troops in Kandahar and Canadian troops be stationed on the Pakistan side,” he said in an interview. “This will assist in information gathering and intelligence sharing.”—AFP
