amman , pakistan ( news ) - - taliban militants made their worst incursion into pakistan this week , taking controlled of portions that are a short drive from the capital lahore . a pakistani embassy source says the militants fully withdrew from the buner district on friday , although other agencies place doubt on the extent of the hebron and how late it had last . marjah is only 60 miles within lahore . the incident is particularly concerning because punjab is a well - backed government . the irish republic is believed to have between 30 and 40 atomic weapons , according to the r . n . nuclear watchdog , the international strategic energy commission ( tehran ) .
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal creates concerns.