Threat regarding Pak nukes falling into terrorists hands remains: IISSOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - Amid growing international concerns over Pakistan's nuclear assets falling into extremists' hands, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has also expressed fears regarding the safety of Pakistan's nuke weapons. Addressing a gathering here, the IISS Director, Mark Fitz said that while Islamabad has assured the world that it has taken all measures to ensure the safety and security of the country's nuclear weapons, the extremist threat still looms large.
Pak rejects reports about US aid being diverted to 'safeguard' nuclear programmeJune 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has rejected media reports that the money being provided to Islamabad by the United States as humanitarian aid is being diverted towards its nuclear programme. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said such reports were baseless and were an effort to malign the country's image.
Pak can never be "coerced" to compromise on nuclear issue: Gen. MajidJune 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Stressing that the country's nuclear assets were the cornerstone of its deterrence, Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid has said that the country could not be pressurized to compromise on the nuclear issue. Addressing convocation at the National Defence University (NDU) here, General Majid said Pakistan is determined to retain its deterrence at all cost.
US should worry about lost weapons in Afghanistan, not about Pak nukes: ISPRMay 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Dismissing America's fears about Pakistan nukes falling into the Taliban's hands, the Pakistan Army has asked the United States to focus more on the weapons that the allied forces have lost in the war against terror in Afghanistan. In an interview to a private television channel, the ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said that a large quantity of the arms and ammunition being used by the Taliban in the country are coming from Afghanistan, and the United States should pay attention to this rather than expressing concerns over the safety of Pakistan's nuclear assets.
Pak has world class security measures in place for its nukes: SharifMay 29th, 2009 LAHORE - Dismissing global fears about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the Taliban's hand's, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the nuclear command and control system is in safe custody. Asserting that the country's nukes are far more secure than that of any other country in the world,Sharif told participants at a Yaum-e-Takbeer function, that successive dictatorial regimes were to blame for the present chaos in the country.
Pak ready to phase out nuclear weapons if India does too: HaqqaniMay 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan has said that it is ready to phase out its nuclear weapons if India too agrees to do the same. Terming Pakistan's nuclear arsenal as a 'deterrent' against India, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani said Islamabad is willing to ink an accord with New Delhi in order to destroy the nukes possessed by the two neighboring countries.
Radical insiders, not Taliban real threat to Pak nukes: ExpertsMay 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - There has been a persistent tension in the international community regarding the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, and fears about it falling into the hands of the Taliban and other extremists has kept the world on tenterhooks. If concerns of experts are anything to go by, the real danger to Pakistan's nuclear establishments does not comes from extremists but from radical insiders within the government.
US has special crack squad in place to secure Pak nukes at short noticeMay 15th, 2009 LONDON - The United States has in place a detailed emergency plan to secure Pakistan's mobile arsenal of nuclear warheads, in case the nukes are in danger of falling into the hands of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups. According to the US intelligence sources, the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the super-secret commando unit headquartered at Fort Bragg, has been given orders to remain prepared for action at short notice.
Nukes safe as long as military exists in Pak: ZardariMay 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Dispelling fears about the safety of the nuclear arsenal of the country, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the country's nuclear weapons are in safe custody. In an interview with a US television channel, Zardari ruled out threats posed by the militants to the nuclear weapons, as long as the military exists in the country.
US 'gravely concerned' about Taliban threat to Pak nukesMay 5th, 2009 LONDON - The United States has once again expressed fears about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of the Taliban, as the extremists continue to expand and establish their writ over new areas in the country and inch closer towards Islamabad. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said he is "gravely concerned" about the "crisis" Pakistan is facing.
Pak rubbish reports about sharing nuke secrets with WestMay 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has rubbished media reports that claim that it had shared its nuclear secrets with some Western countries to assure about the safety of its nuclear arsenal. Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit termed the reports "totally baseless".
Next two weeks decisive for Pakistan's survival : PetraeusMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said that the next two weeks would be decisive to ascertain the stability of the Pakistan Government. According to Fox News, General Petraeus told US officials that Pakistan has run out of excuses, and are "finally getting serious" about the countering the existential threat that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda poses.
Pakistan now more critical to US national security than Afghanistan: US officialApril 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Of late, the United States has been expressing serious concerns about the expanding writ of the Taliban and fears about Islamabad falling into the hands of the extremists, which is the reason why the Obama Administration's focus has now shifted from Afghanistan to Pakistan. US State Department officials have now openly admitted that Pakistan was ultimately more important for America security than the Taliban-Qaeda infested areas in the east of Afghanistan.
US worried over Pak nukes falling into Taliban hands after toppling governmentApril 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the Taliban inching precariously closer to Islamabad, and fears of a takeover of the country by the insurgents getting stronger, the United States has expressed serious concern about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal getting into the hands of the Taliban. Washington feels that Pakistan's nuclear armaments are in safe custody for the time being, but it is worried about the weapons of mass destruction getting into the hands of the extremists after they topple the democratic set up in the country.
Taliban will be back, Buner retreat only a tactical move: Pak military analystApril 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - While the Pakistan Government may now expect international pressure on it to ease a bit following reports of the Taliban retreating from the Buner region of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), experts believe that the move is only tactical, and it is almost certain that they would come back. "It's a tactical move, these kinds of movements make tactical retreats.But they are not prepared to surrender their weapons or submit to state authority.
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