islamabad , pakistan ( cnn ) - - taliban militant performed their worst clashes into punjab this tuesday , seized control of areas that are a short driven from the royal city . a islamabad government official believed the militants finally withdrew from the buner district on friday , although other officials laid hopes on the extent of the pullout and how long it would last . nwfp is only 60 miles off islamabad . the situation is particularly acute because pakistan is a lightly - bomber state . the islamic rebellion is believed to have between 30 and 40 proton warheads , according to the u . n . nuclear transparency , the global atomic energy agency ( inspection ) .
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal creates concerns.