21.   Even more scary scenarios arise in South Asia with the potential for the Pakistani government to lose control of its nuclear weapons.

22.   FBI spokesman Bill Carter said the bureau was awaiting a decision by the Pakistani government as to whether U.S. investigative help will be permitted in the case.

23.   For example, one American official said, the Pakistani government in recent weeks had already taken action of its own against the Kashmir group.

24.   For all the international pleas, the Pakistani government, administration officials say, is under enormous internal political pressure to match the Indian tests.

25.   He cannot affect the policy of the U.S. or Pakistani government, nor can we.

26.   He said the bases at Jacobabad and Dalbandin are being used only for search and rescue missions, which the Pakistani government has acknowledged publicly.

27.   He was standing near Dost Muhammad, a political officer in the Pakistani government, who was still hopeful that this barrenness would not yield to a tent metropolis.

28.   He said that Mian had been arrested in Pakistan and had been involved in a scheme to embezzle port fees from the Pakistani government.

29.   He said that the bases at Jacobabad and Dalbandin are being used only for search-and-rescue missions, which the Pakistani government has acknowledged publicly.

30.   If Rahman is right, the Pakistani government and the White House may find it more difficult to put the current crisis to rest.