ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be named a major non-NATO ally by the United States, making it easier for the country to acquire US arms, despite US unease about how much officials knew of nuclear leaks by a Pakistani scientist.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, in Pakistan for talks on nuclear proliferation, the hunt for Osama bin Laden and peace with India, said yesterday that the status of major non-NATO ally would enhance military relations with Pakistan.
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