Taliban Threat: Nuclear site in DG Khan cordoned off

[mjnaushad]

So far by ET


We lost AWACs

Mirage rebuild burned into ashes

and now Nuclear site is cordoned off

 

[SajeevJino]

Take it seriously. South Punjab needs a military operation for cleaining it of local terrorists

I don't think that Pakistani police have capable to fight aganist Talibans...so this could happen...

I am eagerly want to see how taliban uses the Nuclear weapon..

 

[AstanoshKhan]

So far by ET


We lost AWACs

Mirage rebuild burned into ashes

and now Nuclear site is cordoned off

...and Jamat-e-Islami to make Hijab compulsory in Constitution.

if you look at the links of Express Tribune with international media, you would see that it is associated with International Herald Tribune, Which is owned by John Hay Whitney family, who was the former ambassador of U.S!

International Herald Tribune is jointly owned by “The Washington Post” and “New York Times” and both these newspapers are considered to be the right hand of U.S government in Print media. I mean that Express Tribune is directly controlled by U.S government!!

Express Tribune also publishes ****** material which is infiltrating the minds of our youth with modernism which has nothing to do with Islam.

For example:

Poonam's bare not for all, only Team India
Poonam’s bare not for all, only Team India – The Express Tribune
What does Express Tribune wants to prove with this news?

Hating Terry Jones is bad for Muslims
Hating Terry Jones is bad for Muslims – The Express Tribune Blog
By the very title, spreading hopelessness.

Family planning: Use the rod, spare the child with new contraceptive.
Family planning: Use the rod, spare the child with new contraceptive – The Express Tribune
Encouraging Adultery!

To veil or not to veil
To veil or not to veil – The Express Tribune Blog
Defaming Veil...?

Islam and secularism: imagining new realities
Islam and secularism: imagining new realities – The Express Tribune Blog
Comparing Secularism with Islam!

Banning opinion: What would Gandhi do?
Banning opinion: What would Gandhi do? – The Express Tribune Blog
Ok , now see the hypocrisy, They are against the banning of a book of Gandhi, but they themselves Banned Miss Shireen Mazari when she objected on U.S!! Can you smell the PRo-Indian and Pro-U.S lobby in Express Tribune, any sensible person would do!

...and the list could go endlessly long... In a nutshell, ET is not a trustworthy source - not at all.

 

[wakapdf]

@SajeevJino: I want to see that too, not long before mumbai goes up in flames! Stop trolling retard!

 

[joekrish]

Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[regular]

Another joke of the Century by the Express Tribune.......

 

[Devil Soul]

Three would-be nuclear power plant assaulters killed in Bhakkar blast: Police
By Owais Jafri
Published: September 6, 2012
PUNJAB: Police recovered bodies of three suicide bombers from a bulding near the border of Bhakkar district about 30km away from a nuclear plant in Garot, Khushab district on Thursday. The men, DPO Saifullah Khan Khattak said were terrorists and were planning to attack the nuclear plant.
The bodies were recovered from a devastated building next to a mosque in the village 46 D/B of Ali Khel area near the Bhakkar border. The area is deserted and the mosque and the building served as temporary residence for travellers.

Police officials estimated that the terrorists may have had more companions who had left the area before the police arrived as footprints of more than 12 people along with tracks of heavy vehicles could be seen at the site of the incident.

Police had arrived at the spot almost 11 hours after there were reports of a blast and had initially denied the reports. They had blamed the media for propagating terror in the area, but later confirmed the blast.

According to details, the terrorists were killed when three suicide jackets, each carrying 0.5 kg of explosives, went off as they were planning to leave their temporary residence.

Police have identified two of the terrorists as Mawia Tariq and Omar Irfan, both belonging to Mandi Bahauddin, and have shifted the bodies to DHQ Bhakkar for post mortem.

Investigations are under way to trace the companions of the terrorists and security has been tightened at all entrances of Bhakkar and Khoshab.

Earlier, intelligence reports had suggested that the Taliban were planning an assault on the nuclear power plant in Khushab, following which security around the plant had been beefed up.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/432428/3-killed-as-explosives-go-off-in-bhakkar-house/

 

[Anotherangle]

@noksss, knowing nukes and nuclear power generation are two different things and please mind your language!!

 

[shbaziz]

@Moderators!

'Luffy 500' raised a legitimate question but the posts by Indian trolls are full of hate and insult. Seriously! a bengali cant talk about Nukes coz their country didn't built any? I too can very well talk of many things and cure this deep-rooted-in-history paranoia to a certain extent, but that would be too much. I believe no one's self respect should be hurt. Thank you

 

[shbaziz]

@Moderators!

'Luffy 500' raised a legitimate question but the posts by Indian trolls are full of hate and insult. Seriously! a bengali cant talk about Nukes coz their country didn't built any? I too can very well talk of many things and cure this deep-rooted-in-history paranoia to a certain extent, but that would be too much. I believe no one's self respect should be hurt. Thank you

 

[shbaziz]

@Moderators!

'Luffy 500' raised a legitimate question but the posts by Indian trolls are full of hate and insult. Seriously! a bengali cant talk about Nukes coz their country didn't built any? I too can very well talk of many things and cure this deep-rooted-in-history paranoia to a certain extent, but that would be too much. I believe no one's self respect should be hurt. Thank you

 

[CENTCOM]

These terrorists are fully focused on destabilizing the region. Their long list of crimes proves that they are willing to cross all lines for the sake of achieving their evil agenda. They attempted to attack the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan in Rawalpindi. The attack on Kamra airbase occurred just a few weeks ago. And they also succeeded in attacking the PNS Mehran base in Karachi. It should not come as a surprise that they are now planning to target a nuclear facility. We have full trust in Pakistan’s ability to counter this threat. We reiterate the statement issued by State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland: “As we’ve said all along, we have confidence that the Government of Pakistan is well aware of the range of potential threats to its nuclear arsenal and has secured [it] accordingly. We do talk about these issues and support Pakistani efforts to keep them secure, and we have for quite a long, long time. And we don’t have any reason to be concerned at this moment.”

LTC Taylor,
DET, United States Central Command
www.Centcom.mil/Ur

 

[AstanoshKhan]

These terrorists are fully focused on destabilizing the region. Their long list of crimes proves that they are willing to cross all lines for the sake of achieving their evil agenda. They attempted to attack the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan in Rawalpindi. The attack on Kamra airbase occurred just a few weeks ago. And they also succeeded in attacking the PNS Mehran base in Karachi. It should not come as a surprise that they are now planning to target a nuclear facility. We have full trust in Pakistan’s ability to counter this threat. We reiterate the statement issued by State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland: “As we’ve said all along, we have confidence that the Government of Pakistan is well aware of the range of potential threats to its nuclear arsenal and has secured [it] accordingly. We do talk about these issues and support Pakistani efforts to keep them secure, and we have for quite a long, long time. And we don’t have any reason to be concerned at this moment.”

LTC Taylor,
DET, United States Central Command
www.Centcom.mil/Ur

WTH... why would America worry about our internal problems? Hillary Clinton even issued a statement on Petrol Prices of Pakistan... Why don't you get worried about your own problems?

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

tribune propaganda at its best.

but tribune is adding 12 more masalas to the news.

Here is the ET Editorial:

The scenario drawn up by think-tanks in the US, of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into militant hands, may just be more real than we think. This, of course, is a terrifying thought. So far, the possibility of such an event has been dismissed at home — but the high-level security alert put in place around Dera Ghazi Khan and the large-scale nuclear facility there, engaged mainly in mining and processing uranium, should force us to think otherwise. The local police chief of Dera Ghazi Khan, Chaudhry Saleem, has confirmed that a heavy contingent of police and army personnel has been placed around the facility after the ISI intercepted a telephone call suggesting an attack was planned on the site housing nuclear material. Experts point out that these kinds of conversations picked up by intelligence agencies have proved to be accurate in the past.
It is also a fact that just weeks ago, a daring attack was made on the Kamra air base, which also houses our nuclear assets. The ability of the militants to enter high-security facilities is terrifying. It appears that in the latest case, the attacks are intended to act as revenge for the death of Abdul Ghaffar Qaisarani, killed in an encounter with the Dera Ghazi Khan police some time ago. Information about Qaisarani’s whereabouts had apparently come after the capture of other terrorists.
What is alarming, though, is the fact that key nuclear installations are becoming definite targets of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite the death of Qaisarani, which weakened the TTP considerably in the area, it is said to have been able to regroup, and in some parts of southern Punjab, is stated to be growing stronger and more dangerous. This also raises questions about why more action was not taken in the past to defeat the TTP in Punjab and prevent the southern part of the province from becoming what many say is a safe haven for militants — no less so than the tribal areas in the north. It has become essential that we deal with the pockets where extremist groups gather. The possibility of nuclear weapons somehow falling into their hands is one we simply cannot afford. We appear to be getting closer to this horrific reality by the day.

 

[Devil Soul]

Nuclear sites, defence facilities sealed off across Punjab
By: Ashraf Javed | September 07, 2012
LAHORE – Amid serious threats, all the key government installations including arms depot, weapons manufacturing plants, nuclear sites and defence facilities have been cordoned off with three-layer deployment of police and Army commandoes in the outer- circles, it was reliably learnt on Thursday.

Well-informed sources told The Nation that the new security strategy has been put in place in the light of the input received from the intelligence agencies, following the failed terror attempt at Karma Base in Attock.

Sources said that the leading defence and nuclear facilities located in Sargodha, Multan, DG Khan, Wah Cantonment, and other parts of the province have been sealed off with massive deployment of force to strictly check the movement of suspicious elements.

As demonstrated by attack on Kamra Base, elements of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), firmly entrenched in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) have extended the range of their terrorist activities throughout Pakistan.

“There are strong indications to suggest that they (TTP elements) have been infiltrated by hostile agencies to target Pakistan’s strategic interests,” military sources said.

They further revealed that the security agencies have been put on their toes and the authorities concerned have also been strongly suggested that the country cannot afford any risk as far as foolproof security around the most sensitive sites and installations is concerned. “We cannot rule out terror threats anywhere including at the nuclear sites. The possible terror attempts to be foiled through operational preparedness of Armed Forces like the Quick Response Force (QRF) that had annihilated all the attackers before reaching the target at Kamra base attack,” a senior official commented, conditioning anonymity.

Sources in the security agencies stated that since Pakistan’s Armed Forces are fighting against the extremists to flush out militancy from the insurgency-hit areas, the terror attacks on the sensitive sites could not be ruled out. “Terrorists have taken the law in their hands and have plans to spread anarchy in the country. They attacked GHQ, Recruitment and Training Regimental Centre Mardan, Police Training Centre Lahore, POF Wah, Naval Staff College, Mehran Naval Base and Kamra Air Base and many other sensitive installations.” The terror threat regarding possible attack at nuclear sites has been sounded after the country’s leading intelligence agencies intercepted telephone calls from the TTP leaders who were talking about attacks on sensitive military installations. The agencies have warned that the TTP could launch coordinated attacks at large-scale involving a number of terrorists with explosive-laden vehicles.

It may be mentioned here that many top Taliban leaders have been killed or captured during the last couple of months either during military action or drone strikes in the northwest. “TTP needs to be neutralised; sooner rather than later; NWA or anywhere their modules are located. They will be flushed out. But, security forces should remain prepared to thwart revenge attacks by the terrorists”, a source in the Defence Ministry said, requesting his identity not to be revealed.

Army as an institution is not against any faction or group loyal to Pakistan. Terrorists entrenching violence are posing threat to the State of Pakistan, hence, as and when nation decided Army will undertake operation against such elements, he added.

“The police force and commandoes are assisting the security forces to ensure that a best and state-of-the-art security mechanism could be put in place around key government installations in the Punjab province,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Habib-ur-Rehman said, when contacted.

He said that the District Police Officers are in touch their counterparts in the intelligence agencies and joint efforts are underway to defeat the terrorists.

The local police, security agencies, and intelligence operatives have been deployed around the most sensitive sites to thwart any possible terror attempt, sources in the Federal Interior Ministry confirmed to this reporter by phone. The security agencies have implemented the new strategy, according to which steps have been taken to defeat the terrorists by involving Quick Response Force (QRF).

The Armed Forces duly supported by local police have also join hands to ensure security around the strategic installations, identified as most sensitive. The police have set up pickets around the key installations to check the movement of unknown and unauthorised persons in the sensitive localities.

According to sources, the intelligence agencies have also indicated that the possibility of a RAW-CIA-run network involved in suspicious spying activities in Pakistan could not be ruled out. The Indo-US network may collect information through their agents network in Pakistan.

“The anti-Pakistan elements could also collect information to transform it into actionable intelligence to assist CIA, FBI and Directorate of National Intelligence (DNI) against the strategic interests of Pakistan,” according to an intelligence report sent to the Interior Ministry recently.

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