US eyeing Pakistan's atomic programme: Fazlur Rehman

Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the United States is eyeing Pakistan's atomic programme.

Speaking at Mufti Mehmood conference in Quetta, Rehman said that the US is against Pakistan’s atomic programme, Geo News reports.

The JUI-F chief also said that the US is playing the Haqqani card to destabilise Pakistan, adding that the Quetta Shura card can also surface within a few days.

He told the conference that the US wants dialogue with the Taliban while action against the Haqqani militant network.

The Haqqanis are part of the Taliban, he added. (ANI)

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