NANKANA SAHIB: Pakistani Minister warns India of counter nuclear threat oftactical weapons.
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has taken a dig at the recentstatements made by Indian officials with regards to New Delhi engagingIslamabad in a ‘limited war’, warning that Pakistan had tactical nuclearweapons capable of causing targeted damage in India.
Talking to the media after inspecting an under-construction railway stationbuilding in Nankana Sahib on Sunday, he warned the government of IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi against provoking a nuclear power likePakistan.
“Pakistan has small 125-250 gram atom bombs (tactical nuclear weapons)which may hit (and destroy) a targeted area in India,” Rashid was quoted assaying by Pakistani daily *The News*.
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The comment seemed to refer to recent statements made by Indian officials,including Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, that claimed New Delhi wasin the process of reviewing a ‘no first use’ nuclear policy in light ofchanging circumstances in the sub-continent.
