India expressed its concern over the Taliban threat to Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. On Wednesday the 4th, India’s junior defense minister raised doubts of whether Pakistan would be able to safeguard its nuclear assets.

[M. M. Pallam Raju, Junior Indian Defense Minister]:
"I think the internal security situation in Pakistan seems to be deteriorating everyday and we really don't know how long and how far the establishment there will be adequately able to safeguard their strategic assets like their nuclear assets. And I hope they are taking adequate measures and we hope that such an incident will not happen."

Insurgents have stepped up attacks amid a major army offensive… against Pakistani Taliban militant strongholds in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.

The offensive is a test of the government's determination to tackle Islamic fundamentalists. It’s being closely followed by the U.S. and other powers carrying out military operations in Afghanistan.