By IANS
London : There is no evidence of threats to nuclear installations in Pakistan in the wake of the political instability in that country, Britain’s foreign minister said Wednesday, but warned that there were several worst case scenarios.
Answering questions during a discussion on Pakistan in the House of Commons, David Miliband also said there was no evidence of the Pakistani army or the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency playing a destabilising role in the current crisis.
“There is continued order in the army and continued clear lines of command,” he said, adding that his government was very keen to see the Pakistani armed forces and intelligence services “answer to an elected government.”
Miliband said Britain had asked for a specific date in January for general elections to be held in Pakistan, adding that he hoped it would be Jan 15 as already set before President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency.
He, however, told opposition MPs that there were “a number of worst case scenarios”, one of which – mentioned by an MP – was that Pakistan could turn into a “radical Islamic state armed with nuclear weapons”.