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A huge transport plane carrying $73 million equipment had already left the US, the daily, quoting defence sources, said.
The equipment, being supplied as part of the ongoing cooperation in the war against terrorism, would be shifted to Quetta where preparations were underway to impart training to the Pakistan Army for deployment at the western borders to check Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters' movements.
The plane bringing the defence equipment could land only at Karachi's Quaid-i-Azam International Airport, Islamabad International Airport or at the Chaklala airbase as, according to the sources, no other airport in the country could sustain landing of such a heavy transport aircraft.
The equipment was supposed to be delivered to Pakistani security agencies by mid-June, but was delayed due to some unknown reasons.
Meanwhile, the new US Ambassador to Pakistan, Nancy Powell, on Tuesday morning called on Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider to discuss bilateral ties, particularly with reference to the ongoing cooperation in war against terror, the daily reported.
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