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Afghan Analyst: US Seeking to Find Control over Pakistan's N. Installations
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Afghan analyst warned that the US attempt to place the name of the Pakistan's Taliban group in the UN Security Council's blacklist is aimed at gaining control over Pakistan's nuclear installations.
"The US intends to exaggerate the danger of Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan by registering the name of the Pakistani Taliban in the (UNSC) blacklist in a bid to pave the ground for dominating Pakistan's nuclear installations," Vahid Mojdeh told FNA on Sunday.
He further downplayed the possible effects of blacklisting the Pakistani Taliban on the promotion of security in Pakistan, and said the measure will merely widen the military presence of the US in the region.
Earlier reports had also indicated that Washington is seeking to sabotage and damage Pakistan's nuclear facilities in a bid to undermine the country's security and sovereignty and prolong its military presence in the region.
"We have precise information that the US is seeking to sabotage Pakistan's nuclear facilities in a move to weaken the Pakistani nation and government to dominate that country," Ahmadinejad said in a press conference in Tehran in June.
He also underlined that Americans also want to use the UN Security Council and other international bodies and organizations as a leverage to pave the way for their extended military deployment in the region and also to weaken Pakistan's national sovereignty.
Ahmadinejad's remarks came after NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons is a matter of concern.
"I feel confident that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe and well protected," said Rasmussen late May, but meantime added, "But of course it is a matter of concern and we follow the situation closely."
Senior officials in Islamabad have repeatedly dismissed such concerns, saying Pakistani nukes are in safe hands.
Analysts say the US and its Western allies are preparing the grounds for widespread military presence in Pakistan.
They also believe the US is looking for an excuse to expand its military operations in the troubled Southern and Central Asian regions to secure its bases near Russia and China.
This comes as India and Pakistan have been locked in intense rivalry since they gained independence from Britain in 1947.
India and Pakistan have occasionally tested conventional and unconventional weapons over the past years.
New Delhi conducted its first nuclear test in 1974, followed by five more in 1998. Islamabad conducted its sixth nuclear tests in 1998.
Both neighbors have refused to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and other international treaties that restrict the development or testing of nuclear weapons.
"The US intends to exaggerate the danger of Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan by registering the name of the Pakistani Taliban in the (UNSC) blacklist in a bid to pave the ground for dominating Pakistan's nuclear installations," Vahid Mojdeh told FNA on Sunday.
He further downplayed the possible effects of blacklisting the Pakistani Taliban on the promotion of security in Pakistan, and said the measure will merely widen the military presence of the US in the region.
Earlier reports had also indicated that Washington is seeking to sabotage and damage Pakistan's nuclear facilities in a bid to undermine the country's security and sovereignty and prolong its military presence in the region.
"We have precise information that the US is seeking to sabotage Pakistan's nuclear facilities in a move to weaken the Pakistani nation and government to dominate that country," Ahmadinejad said in a press conference in Tehran in June.
He also underlined that Americans also want to use the UN Security Council and other international bodies and organizations as a leverage to pave the way for their extended military deployment in the region and also to weaken Pakistan's national sovereignty.
Ahmadinejad's remarks came after NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons is a matter of concern.
"I feel confident that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe and well protected," said Rasmussen late May, but meantime added, "But of course it is a matter of concern and we follow the situation closely."
Senior officials in Islamabad have repeatedly dismissed such concerns, saying Pakistani nukes are in safe hands.
Analysts say the US and its Western allies are preparing the grounds for widespread military presence in Pakistan.
They also believe the US is looking for an excuse to expand its military operations in the troubled Southern and Central Asian regions to secure its bases near Russia and China.
This comes as India and Pakistan have been locked in intense rivalry since they gained independence from Britain in 1947.
India and Pakistan have occasionally tested conventional and unconventional weapons over the past years.
New Delhi conducted its first nuclear test in 1974, followed by five more in 1998. Islamabad conducted its sixth nuclear tests in 1998.
Both neighbors have refused to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and other international treaties that restrict the development or testing of nuclear weapons.
