A Pakistani diplomat said, "We honestly believe it is fair."

A senior Pakistani diplomat said Islamabad had not yet decided whether to commit any forces.

Agha Shahi, 86, Pakistani diplomat and foreign minister, after illness.

Details of the talks were disclosed today by Administration officials and Pakistani diplomats.

"We can't force them to accept anything," a Pakistani diplomat said.

"The whole thing is ridiculous," a top Pakistani diplomat who insisted on not being identified said tonight.

Bangladesh expels Pakistani diplomat for comments on the 1971 war.

Two team officials would stay behind, and two Pakistani diplomats are expected to arrive on Saturday.

Shahi had a long career as a Pakistani diplomat, beginning in 1951.