This could get ugly REALLY quick!

http://www.timesofindia.com/article...t_id=1630914162

Pak has to save its nukes to fight India: Minister

SLAMABAD: In a bid to pacify hardliners opposed to Pakistan supporting the US military action in Afghanistan, a senior minister has urged the Islamic clerics to restrain their emotions towards Taliban as Islamabad has to "save its nuclear assets to fight a war against India."

Pakistan has to save its nuclear capability and the atomic bomb for a war against India, Religious Affairs Minister Mehmood Ahmad Ghazi told a gathering of Islamic clerics here on Wednesday.

Addressing a seminar on Pakistan's security and Ulemas role, he said, Islamabad was ready for a war with New Delhi and since it was the first atomic power of the Islamic world, it should not become the victim of farce emotions and sentiments, local Urdu daily Ausaf reported today.

He asked the people to restrain themselves on the Afghan issue as President Pervez Musharraf had taken the right decision in Pakistan's national interest.

While attempting to save Pakistan, Musharraf had opted for a lesser evil. "The bad thing is that our brethren are being killed but, on the other hand, the destruction of Pakistan would be worst and disastrous for the entire Islamic world," he added.

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