Medvedev: Russia, US in "reasonable compromise" on START, differences remain on missile shieldJuly 6th, 2009 Medvedev: "Reasonable compromise" with US on nukesMOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says a preliminary deal with the U.S. to reduce stockpiled nuclear weapons is a "reasonable compromise" on the crucial issue.
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.
Pak would not have survived after Kargil, Mumbai attacks without nukes: Pak scientistMay 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - It was Pakistan's nuclear capability which probably saved it from being attacked by India after the Kargil conflict in 1999, and the two of the most blatant terror attacks carried out in India till now, the suicide attack on Parliament in 2001 and the November 2008 Mumbai terror strikes, renowned Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand has said. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a graduation ceremony IST here, Mubarakmand said Pakistan has developed its nuclear capability to a great extent.
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.
Fears about Pak nukes falling into extremists hands 'unfounded': General MajidMay 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Tariq Majid has said that the country's nuclear weapons are in safe custody and the world wide concerns about it being falling into the Taliban's hands are 'unfounded'. General Majid assured a US delegation here that Pakistan's nukes were absolutely safe and that there is an immaculate multilayered security arrangement guarding the country's nuclear assets.
Malik to world: Place Pak on equal footing with IndiaMay 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Interior Adviser to the Pakistan Prime Minister, Rehman Malik has urged the international community to treat Pakistan like India, and not overtly worry about his country's nuclear arsenal. Talking to a private TV channel on Sunday, The Nation quoted Malik as saying that Pakistan's nukes are in safe hands and would not fell into wrong hands.
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.
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.
Pakistan needs no Indian certificate to prove its nukes are safeMay 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has said that it does not need any certification from India or any other country to prove that the control and command mechanism of its nuclear arsenal is fool-proof. "We certainly do not need any certification from India and for that matter from any other country.
Luger asks Obama to "woo" Zardari to share secrets, ensure safety of Pak nukesMay 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Concerned by reports of an imminent threat to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal from the Taliban, US Senator Richard Luger has asked President Obama to force Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to ensure the safety of the nukes. According to The Nation, Senate foreign committee member, Luga,r urged Obama to ask Zardari to step up security for Pakistan's nuclear facilities.
Pak has not shared info with US about its nukesMay 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday rubbished reports that Islamabad has shared information about its nukes with US authorities. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters here that information about Pakistan's nukes is sacrosanct and could not be shared with any other country.
Pakistan will never compromise on Kashmir: Sherry RehmanFebruary 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Kashmir still stands out as the core issue for Pakistan though it has cooperated regarding the Mumbai terror attack investigation, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said. Rehman told a private TV channel that without solving the Kashmir issue, peace in the region was impossible because it was the main issue behind India-Pakistan tension, Pakistan's Online news agency reported.
Pakistan wants peace, but will not compromise: KayaniJanuary 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaque Parvaiz Kayani Saturday said his country wanted to defuse tensions with India following the Mumbai terror attacks but without any compromise or under pressure. Kayani made this statement while meeting visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband here, Geo TV reported, citing sources.
India would have attacked but for Pakistani nukes: Shahbaz SharifDecember 24th, 2008 ISLAMABAD - India would have launched a war in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks but for the fact that Pakistan is a nuclear power, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif asserted Thursday. Sharif, who is also the brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, told a Christmas event in Lahore: 'The defence of Pakistan is undefeated and no one can look at the country with evil intentions.'
The News website quoted him as saying that if Pakistan were not a nuclear power, India would have attacked it in the wake of the Mumbai savagery for which New Delhi has blamed Pakistani terrorists.
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