The foreign ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed today to increase cooperation after meeting with Group of Eight counterparts concerned that acrimony between the two neighbours is helping the Taliban inflict mounting losses on NATO troops and Afghan civilians.

THE Indian authorities yesterday detained 350 people for questioning amid suspicion that Kashmiri militants could be linked to the Mumbai commuter train bombings.

Indian police have rounded up about 350 people in connection with the Mumbai train bombings amid suspicion that Kashmiri militants could be linked to the attacks that killed at least 200 people.

Under criticism that Pakistan is not doing enough to counter terrorism, President Pervez Musharraf today offered to construct a security fence to deter incursion of militants and drug merchants from Afghanistan.