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Saturday 16 July 2011

No plans to take over Pak nukes,say Taliban

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have no plans to attack Pakistans nuclear arsenal ,the organisations spokesman has said.

The 17-hour siege of Karachis Mehran Naval Station by Pakistani Taliban militants renewed disturbing questions about the Pakistan militarys ability to defend sensitive installations,including its nuclear weapons.

Talibans spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan ,however,dismissed those concerns as Americas excuse to pressure the Pakistan government into fighting the Taliban,who he portrayed as the countrys true protectors.

Pakistan is the only Muslim nuclear-power state, the Wall Street Journal quoted Ehsan,as saying.

He added that the Taliban had no intention of changing that fact.The Taliban,after all,aim to take over Pakistan and its weapons,the paper said.

Ehsan then mocked Pakistans willingness to work with the US,saying: Isnt it a shame for us to have the Islamic bomb,and even then we are bowing down to the pressures of America

It was impossible to judge the sincerity of Ehsans declaration,as even if the Taliban has no designs on the arms,there are myriad groups In Pakistan,including al-Qaida,that are believed to have interest in acquiring nuclear weapons,it added.

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