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Last month's fire at a "security installation" in Kahuta, Pakistan, did not grab world headlines but it presents a scary picture, according to an assessment by the Indian government.
Kahuta is the hub of the neighbouring country's nuclear weapons programme as it houses a uranium enrichment plant and a short-range missile fabrication facility.
India has always been wary of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremist groups, particularly in the backdrop of last year's terror attack near Karachi's nuclear facility.
Highly placed government sources claimed that a multi-programme research institute managed and operated under close scrutiny of the Pakistan army was damaged in the fire.
Fire fighters took two hours to control the blaze. The extent of damage was 65 per cent, which is substantial and a cause for concern, sources said.
Yet, no word is available on the incident till date from the Pakistani establishment, except that lightning may have been responsible for it.
The Indian assessment also points to a series of incidents that took place in and around Kahuta around the same time. Days after the fire, two terrorists were arrested from the area near the Kahuta Research Laboratory.
One of them is reportedly from Pakistan 0ccupied Kashmir and the other is from the Bajaur tribal agency, sources reported.
Fire at nuclear installation in Pakistan raises India's hackles : North, News - India Today
Kahuta is the hub of the neighbouring country's nuclear weapons programme as it houses a uranium enrichment plant and a short-range missile fabrication facility.
India has always been wary of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremist groups, particularly in the backdrop of last year's terror attack near Karachi's nuclear facility.
Highly placed government sources claimed that a multi-programme research institute managed and operated under close scrutiny of the Pakistan army was damaged in the fire.
Fire fighters took two hours to control the blaze. The extent of damage was 65 per cent, which is substantial and a cause for concern, sources said.
Yet, no word is available on the incident till date from the Pakistani establishment, except that lightning may have been responsible for it.
The Indian assessment also points to a series of incidents that took place in and around Kahuta around the same time. Days after the fire, two terrorists were arrested from the area near the Kahuta Research Laboratory.
One of them is reportedly from Pakistan 0ccupied Kashmir and the other is from the Bajaur tribal agency, sources reported.
Fire at nuclear installation in Pakistan raises India's hackles : North, News - India Today
