"He (Musharraf) said he would withdraw on the border. We would also like a withdrawal on LoC," US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told reporters here Tuesday.

Following reports that Pakistani troops tried to capture two border posts in Uri sector of North Kashmir Tuesday, Albright called on both sides to do whatever they could to reduce tension.

Musharraf had announced a unilateral withdrawal of troops from the international border with India in his nationwide address on October 17. Since then, the US has been trying to get him to reduce troops on the LoC too.

Meanwhile, in Islamabad, the leader of a Commonwealth ministerial team, heading to Pakistan, has warned that Islamabad's membership in the international grouping could be in jeopardy unless a time-frame was set for restoration of democracy even asmilitary ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf said he could be in saddle for up to three years.

Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, leading the four-member team, told BBC that he would urge the regime of Musharraf to set a timetable for a return to democracy and strong urgings that "they put in place a plan to restore constitutional democratic government there."

If no commitment was forthcoming to returning Pakistan to civilian rule, "then we'll have to seriously consider Pakistan's Commonwealth membership," he said.

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