ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has raised a 20,000 strong force to provide foolproof security to its nuclear weapons and strategic assets, the military said on Thursday.
A batch of 900 soldiers of the new 'Security Force' of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), which is responsible for managing the country's nuclear arsenal, graduated from the Baloch and frontier force regimental centres in Abbotabad on Thursday, the military said in a statement.
"With the induction of these newly trained soldiers, the strength of the SPD Security Force touches a figure of 20,000," the statement said.
The Security Force has been raised against the backdrop of concerns expressed by politicians about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal being targeted by the US in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of extremists.
The statement said the SPD had undertaken a "comprehensive plan to significantly augment the capacity of its Security Force to ensure foolproof security of strategic assets"ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has raised a 20,000 strong force to provide foolproof security to its nuclear weapons and strategic assets, the military said on Thursday.
A batch of 900 soldiers of the new 'Security Force' of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), which is responsible for managing the country's nuclear arsenal, graduated from the Baloch and frontier force regimental centres in Abbotabad on Thursday, the military said in a statement.
"With the induction of these newly trained soldiers, the strength of the SPD Security Force touches a figure of 20,000," the statement said.
The Security Force has been raised against the backdrop of concerns expressed by politicians about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal being targeted by the US in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of extremists.
The statement said the SPD had undertaken a "comprehensive plan to significantly augment the capacity of its Security Force to ensure foolproof security of strategic assets"
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