PESHAWAR, Oct 31: The continuation of US ground and air offensive against Afghanistan and the US declared intention to remain there for a long time to come is not only ominous for the innocent people of Afghanistan but also a matter of grave concern for Pakistan, said Barrister Baachaa in a statement issued here on Wednesday.

He said when Pakistan conducted successful N-tests in retaliation for the Indian tests, the US and Israel had started a propaganda, terming it an Islamic bomb and vowing to destroy it in its infancy. In this context, Barrister Baachaa asked now that on the pretext of fighting terrorism the Americans had entered Afghanistan and they were so close to the Islamic bomb, would they miss the opportunity to target Pakistan’s nuclear installations? He added that the arrival in India of Israel elite military intelligence men simultaneously with the American airstrikes against Afghanistan was an indicator that there was more to it than met they eye.

He explained that Israel had more to fear from Pakistan than any other Muslim country because Zionists and Americans were aware that at the slightest sign of excesses committed against any Muslim country the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan were prepared to offer any sacrifice.