pakistan , usa ( tv ) - - taliban militant attempted their longest offensives into pakistan this week , seizing control of areas that are a short visit from the capital islamabad . a pakistani government representative claimed the militants fully retracted from the buner district on friday , although other agencies cast doubt on the extent of the pullout and how long it would last . buner is only 60 miles outside islamabad . the event is particularly concerning because pakistan is a nuclear - weapon state . the islamic republic is believed to have between 30 and 40 neutron 2,200 , according to the wa . n . government nonpartisan , the international neutron energy agency ( unscom ) .
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal creates concerns.