Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that Pakistan would go to any extent if attacked by India under the doctrine of pre-emption. 

"Tension between India and Pakistan is quite dangerous because both are nuclear powers. Secondly, when it comes to the sustenance and the defence of the country, we would go to any extent," Jamali said in an interview aired on Pakistan TV on Monday night.

Referring to a question about External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha's remarks on pre-emptive strikes, he said, "I am not worried. Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself.

"We will not start a war. We do not want any escalation along the borders of India and Pakistan. We have always been saying that and always been offering to hold dialogue."

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What do you think about the story? Read what others have to say: Number of User Comments: 8 Sub: Mr. Jamali is exceeding his brief. "We will not start a war. We do not want any escalation along the borders of India and Pakistan. We have always been saying that ... Posted by modi Sub: hmmmm Does Pakistan have a Prime minister too? Posted by Sushanth Kancharla Sub: BlackMail Its very clear from recent times, Pak is blackmailing India and rest of the world with its Nuclear Weapons !!!!! Posted by Raj Sub: IS HE ALLOWED TO TALK TO MEDIA??!! When was he given permission by Mian Musharraf to talk to media??!! Posted by KSKK Sub: Kashmir common Pakis...take stock of the situation n dont be stupid...we know tat u can go to any extent n u dont need to say that...but ... Posted by Rahul