Pakistan plans border air defence

Pakistan is said to be ready to deploy weapons on the Afghanistan border as a defence against Nato air strikes.

Last month 24 soldiers were killed by strikes that the Pakistani military claims were planned. US officials deny the claim and have worked to repair the damage it caused to the country's strained relationship with Pakistan.

The possibility of Pakistan deploying air defence weapons to the border shows the rising level of distrust between the countries. Pakistan feels the air strikes, and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, were a violation of its sovereignty.