"We hope the Pakistanis will move more troops into the west, improve the training of the frontier corps.

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Before that, he was commander of the Frontier Corps - the paramilitary force that guards Pakistan's tribal belt.

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This comes as Pakistan's Frontier Corps launched an offensive against suspected militants and their hideouts in Lower Dir, which neighbors the violence-plagued Swat.

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According to a White House press release dated Sept. 29th, the U.S. is providing high-tech equipment to help the Frontier Corps patrol the border with Afghanistan.

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