No decision has so far been made on whether Pakistan will send troops to Iraq, a Foreign Office spokesman said on Wednesday.

Masood Khan, the spokesman, told a weekly news briefing here that Pakistan has received a request from the United States for sending troops to Iraq and the request is being considered.

The US recently requested nations including Pakistan, India and Bangladesh to send military forces to the restive Iraq to protect the United Nation's mission in Baghdad, which is expected to be set up in the near future, he said.

Masood Khan said the UN is making assessment about the security environment in Iraq and the Pakistani government will give response to the UN after the UN pass the request to Pakistan formally.

Source: Xinhua