] Pakistan has dramatically stepped up its assistance to
] the U.S.-led campaign to capture Osama bin Laden,
] deploying thousands of soldiers into its lawless
] northwestern frontier, pressuring tribal elders, and
] allowing American soldiers from neighboring Afghanistan
] to make forays across the border, senior Pentagon and
] Pakistani officials say.

It begins.

Mercury News | 02/21/2004 | Pakistan turns up the heat on the hunt for bin Laden