ISLAMABAD, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Visiting U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen is due to hold talks with Pakistani military leadership on Tuesday on joint anti-terrorism efforts.

    Mullen, the highest-ranking military officer in the United States, arrived here Monday for his second visit to Pakistan in less than one month. Mullen visited Pakistan in early February.

    During his visit, Mullen is slated to meet with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and General Tariq Majid, chairman of the Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, The Nation newspaper reported Tuesday.

    The visit will focus on assistance to the Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force of about 85,000 that is recruited from tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, said the report.

    The U.S. Central Command is reportedly reviewing a plan to send about 100 troops to help train the Frontier Corps, which is described as the vanguard in fighting al-Qaida and Taliban militants in the tribal areas along the border.