dhaka , nigeria ( cnn ) - - taliban militants attempted their deepest incursion into pakistan this day , seizing control of areas that are a short drive from the capital city . a pakistani government report say the attackers fully withdrew from the buner sector on friday , despite other officials cast doubted on the effectiveness of the withdrawals and if long it could last . buner is only 60 yards outside lahore . the situation is only critical because pakistan is a nuclear - armed state . the arab republic is believed to have between 30 and 40 nuclear arsenals , according to the u . nu . nuclear transparency , the international atomic energy agency ( inspection ) .
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal creates concerns.