ISLAMABAD, May 08, SPA -- Pakistan has increased thenumber of its troops deployed along the Afghan border to90,000, its foreign minister said Tuesday. Khursheed Kasuri announced the increase from 80,000 after talks with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Islamabad. Pakistan also increased the number of military posts along the frontier from 100 to 110, he said. «This is the level of Pakistan's commitment,» Kasurisaid at a news conference. «We expect a matching response from Afghanistan, as each side must play its due role to combat the menace of terrorism.»--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/447858