Pakistan nukes are safe, Zardari tells JapanOctober 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday told visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada that terrorists cannot lay their hands on its nuclear weapons due to the tight security in place, the Online news agency reported. Several issues, including security, Afghanistan, energy and trade were discussed during their talks here.
Taliban not India is the real threat to Pak: ZardariJune 24th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that India is no longer a military threat to Pakistan, rather it is the Taliban which is threatening peace in the region as well as in the whole world. Talking to a private television channel ahead of the first summit between the European Union (EU) and Pakistan here, Zardari said both India and Pakistan do not have any ill-feelings against each other, and both the countries have good intentions.
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.
Islamabad will give up nukes, if India does too, says Pakistani diplomatMay 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Stating that Pakistan's nuclear weapon is a "deterrent" against India, the country's top diplomat to the US Saturday expressed willingness to enter into an agreement with New Delhi to phase out all nuclear arms possessed by the two countries. Appearing on US television to make a public appeal to donate aid for the displaced people in the Swat valley, Pakistan's ambassador to the US Hussein Haqqani insisted that the nuclear weapons of his country are safe and there should be no concern about their security.
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 will exercise all options to secure Pak nukes : ObamaMay 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has said that all options are open regarding the safeguarding of Pakistan's nuclear assets, which may fall into the Taliban's hand. In an interview with Newsweek, Obama appeared assured about the safety Pakistan's nuclear weapons, but also made it clear that United States would not hesitate to take emergency steps if the situation demanded.
Pakistan's nukes are safe: Interior ministerMay 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Allaying fears that the Pakistani nuclear arsenal might fall into the hands of the Taliban, Interior Minister Rehman Malik Monday said: 'If we can make nuclear assets, we can also secure them'. Anti-Pakistan forces are using the Taliban to destabilise the country, he told reporters after visiting a relief camp in Mardan in North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
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.
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.
Pakistan's nukes won't fall to Taliban, assures ZardariApril 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan asserted Monday there was no danger of the Taliban getting hold of its nuclear arsenal and said the country's 'nuclear capability was in safe hands'. 'I want to assure the world that the nuclear capability of Pakistan is under safe hands,' APP quoted President Asif Ali Zardari as telling a group of international journalists here.
Documentary Bhutto's life gets Chicago Film Festival awardApril 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A documentary based on the life of the assassinated Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago Film Festival Hugo Television Awards. The documentary titled "Benazir and Democracy" was awarded in the History and Biography category for its contribution in depicting the future of democracy in Pakistan, The Daily Times reports.
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