Pakistan asserts strategic assets completely secure

November 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has once again raked up the issue of India's alleged hand in terror activities inside its territory, saying New Delhi must explain its role in promoting terrorism in the country, The Daily Times reports. Responding to Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's remarks, the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said: "India must explain its own conduct in sponsoring and abetting terrorism and militancy in our region." Earlier, Rao had urged the international community to pressurise Islamabad to 'implement its commitment to deal with terror groups.' Rao had also expressed concerns over the safety of Pakistan's nuclear establishments.

November 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday expressed concern over the possibility of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of Taliban militants. Minister for State for Defence M.M.

October 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Terming India's concerns over the safety of its nuclear establishments as 'self-serving', Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit has urged New Delhi to work with Islamabad to establish a 'regional strategic restraint regime'. It is pertinent to mention here that following the terror strike outside Pakistan Air Force base in Kamra, which reportedly houses some of the country's nuclear assets, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had raised concerns over the safety of the nuclear installations in that country.

October 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday expressed the hope that Pakistan would take steps to secure its nuclear assets. Answering a question with reference to a bomb attack near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, which is about 75 kilometers from Islamabad, and reportedly houses some of the country's nuclear assets, Rao said that New Delhi was aware of the attack and hoped authorities in Islamabad would ensure the safeguarding of those assets.

October 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a Taliban suicide attack near a reported nuclear weapons complex in Pakistan's Punjab province, India Friday hoped that the Pakistani government will take effective steps to safeguard their nuclear assets. "We hope that the Pakistan government will continue to take steps to effectively secure its nuclear assets, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters when asked about an explosion near the Kamra Air Weapons Complex in the district of Attock in Pakistan Thursday.

October 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday expressed concern over the suicide bomb attack near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, which reportedly houses some of the country's nuclear assets. Rao said that New Delhi was aware of the attack and hoped the authorities in Islamabad would ensure the safeguarding of those assets to prevent any untoward incident in the future.

October 19th, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan military believes the Americans and the British will withdraw from Afghanistan - and when they do, they will need old Taliban friends such as Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin to minimize the influence of India in its Afghan backyard. Several key Taliban figures are protected by the Pakistan Army, which still regards them as "strategic assets".

August 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United States and Pakistan have agreed to revive strategic dialogue between them to strengthen their bilateral ties. According to sources, the fourth round of Strategic Dialogue between both nations will be held in Islamabad during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Pakistan in October.

August 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the US have agreed to revive their strategic dialogue and raise it to the ministerial level, with the fourth round to be held here in October during the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will co-chair the dialogue.

June 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.

June 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has claimed that the security system put in place for its nuclear assets is completely indigenous, and no foreign country's help have been taken to safe guard the nuclear weapons. Pakistan Foreign Office rejected reports that Islamabad is being helped by friendly countries for its nuclear security needs.

May 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military establishment and the Foreign Ministry have rule out the possibility of a capture of the country's nuclear arsenal by US forces. The US media recently claimed that a US special squad, specifically trained to secure Pakistan's nuclear assets, is in Afghanistan and waiting a green signal from President Barack Obama to launch its operation inside Pakistan to complete the mission.

May 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen has said that Pakistan is guarding its nuclear establishments tightly and has taken several security measures for its safety. Addressing a Congressional hearing here, Admiral Mullen assured the Senators that Pakistan's nuclear assets were in safe custody.

March 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Rejecting concerns of the international community, Pakistan has declared that its nuclear assets are safe as an elaborate command-and-control system was in place to safeguard the strategic arsenal. "Our command-and-control system is very effective, and we do not need foreign assistance to protect and safeguard our strategic assets," the Daily Times quoted Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, as saying.

January 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Five state-owned companies forged a pact Wednesday to secure coal assets overseas through a joint venture company. National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC), the country's largest power company, said in a statement that it has signed an agreement with other coal, mineral and steel utilities to float a special purpose vehicle to secure and develop coal assets overseas.