'US seeking control over Pak nukes'

The Bush administration is struggling to gain control over Pakistan's nuclear facilities, new media reports have suggested.

In the latest move, Washington sought direct access to Pakistan's Nuclear Command Authority by assigning an officer at the US embassy in Islamabad to liaise with the body that controls the country's nuclear weapons.

The demand, first reported in the Pakistani newspapers Jang and News.

Last month, Washington issued a set of 11 demands that shocked Pakistan's security establishment, which described it as highly intrusive and untenable.