By KUNA,
Islamabad : Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, Monday arrived here amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan that led Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to enhance air defense of the country During his stay, according to defense ministry sources, Admiral Mullen will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart and other senior military and government officials.
The talks would mainly focus on security at Pak-Afghan border, bilateral cooperation in the war against terrorism and Indo-Pak tension.
His visit comes a day after he sought to send an additional 20,000 to 30, 000 troops to Afghanistan in the first half of next year. The US has 31,000 troops in Afghanistan currently, including 14,000 that are part of the 51, 000-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization force there.
NATO leaders say they need more troops and that they expect the US to provide the bulk of the additional soldiers for the region.