Pakistan PM Sharif says nuclear programme ‘utterly foolproof’ amid concern over its security

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday asserted that Pakistan’s nuclear programme was ‘secure’ and ‘utterly foolproof’, amid considerations by the worldwide neighborhood about its security within the debt-ridden nation.

Islamabad,UPDATED: Mar 16, 2023 23:54 IST

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday asserted that Pakistan’s nuclear programme was “safe”, “completely foolproof” and “jealously guarded” by the state, amid considerations by the worldwide neighborhood about its security within the debt-ridden nation. (File photograph)

By Press Trust of India: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday asserted that Pakistan’s nuclear programme was “safe”, “completely foolproof” and “jealously guarded” by the state, amid considerations by the worldwide neighborhood about its security within the debt-ridden nation.

In an announcement, the Prime Minister’s Office famous that press releases, queries and numerous assertions concerning Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programme have been being circulated on social and print media.

It mentioned that even a “traditional routine visit” of International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi was portrayed in a “negative spotlight”.

“It is emphasised that Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programme is a national asset, which is jealously guarded by the state. The complete programme is totally secure, foolproof and under no stress or pressure whatsoever,” the assertion mentioned.

“It continues to fully serve the purpose for which this capability was developed,” it added.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar earlier assured Parliament that the federal government wouldn’t make any compromise on the nation’s nuclear and missile programme regardless of robust financial situations and hurdles to safe a mortgage from the IMF.

Pakistan’s economic system is in dire straits. The nation is awaiting a much-needed USD 1.1 billion tranche of funding from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF).

In October, US President Joe Biden raised doubts over Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, calling it “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” because it has “nuclear weapons without cohesion”.

Biden’s remarks, made at a Democratic Party congressional marketing campaign committee reception, have been rejected by Prime Minister Sharif as “factually incorrect and misleading”.

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Raajnandini Mukherjee

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Mar 16, 2023