Pakistans nukes safe, says Indian Army Chief

Indian Army Chief General V.K Singh has said that the nuclear assets of Pakistan are secured properly and there are no threats to the nuclear weapons.
After a controversial statement a few days ago, the Indian Army Chief has gone the other way round by declaring the nukes of Pakistan safe and without any threats. He also said that a lot of concerns prevail all around the world regarding their safety and security but the concerns lack substance. General Singh said that Pakistan has made unusual arrangements for the security of these weapons upon global concerns.
Earlier General V.K.Singh had said, a few days ago, that Pakistan is a threat to Indias security while Pakistan had termed this statement as irrational, illogical and aggressive.

Pakistans nukes safe, says Indian Army Chief

Indian Army Chief General V.K Singh has said that the nuclear assets of Pakistan are secured properly and there are no threats to the nuclear weapons.
After a controversial statement a few days ago, the Indian Army Chief has gone the other way round by declaring the nukes of Pakistan safe and without any threats. He also said that a lot of concerns prevail all around the world regarding their safety and security but the concerns lack substance. General Singh said that Pakistan has made unusual arrangements for the security of these weapons upon global concerns.
Earlier General V.K.Singh had said, a few days ago, that Pakistan is a threat to Indias security while Pakistan had termed this statement as irrational, illogical and aggressive.

Pak nukes are safe, asserts PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Pakistan’s nuclear assets are safe in strong hands, Geo News reported Saturday.

He said Obama himself said Pakistan’s nuclear assets are safe.

The PM Gilani said Pakistan has put in a lot of sacrifices in war against terrorism; now, it is world turn to move in action on ‘Do more’.

He added Pakistan’s prestige was harmed internationally at the hands of terrorism.

No compromise on nuclear assets of Pakistan, PM Gilani

Lahore, Pakistan :- Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said that nuclear assets would not be compromised.

Giving details of his meetings with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration Richard Holbrooke in the National Assembly, the PM said that he told Holbrooke, “Drone attacks are harmful for us. We are trying to purse America on drone attack issue. It is possible that our stance on drone attack is more rigid than the opposition. We don’t want that Pakistan should rely on aid.”

The Prime Minister said the government has asked America to release Dr. Affia Siddique as soon as possible. He said that Pakistan wants relations with other countries on the basis of equality.

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No compromise on nuclear assets of Pakistan, PM Gilani was first posted on January 14, 2010 at 8:41 pm.

Pak Security Apparatus Geared To Meet All Challenges: CJCSC

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, NI(M) has rejected the article by Seymour M. Hersh, published in The New Yorker’ terming it as absurd and plain mischievous. He stated, “we have operationalised a very effective nuclear security regime, which incorporates very stringent custodial and access controls.

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, NI(M) has rejected the article by Seymour M. Hersh, published in The New Yorker’ terming it as absurd and plain mischievous.

He stated, “we have operationalised a very effective nuclear security regime, which incorporates very stringent custodial and access controls.

As overall custodian of the development of our strategic programme, I reiterate in very unambiguous terms that there is absolutely no question of sharing or allowing any foreign individual, entity or a state, any access to sensitive information about our nuclear assets,” said an ISPR press release issued here Monday.

Our engagement with other countries through IAEA or bilaterally to learn more about the international best practices for security of such assets are based on two clearly spelt out RedLines – non intrusiveness’ and our right to pick and choose’.

Also, our security apparatus has the capacity and is fully geared to meet all conceivable challenges, therefore, we do not need to negotiate with any other country to physically augment our security forces, which in any case, we believe, are more capable than their forces.”

Commenting on the question raised through an article captioned Pakistan Nuclear Security Plan: How much does US really know?’, which appeared in The News’, Islamabad on November 9, General Tariq responded, “only that much as they can guess and nothing more”.

Pakistan’s nuclear assets in safe hands: FO Spokesman

Lahore, Pakistan:- The Foreign Office Spokesman, on Indian concerns over the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear assets, has said that such remarks are evidently self-serving and integral to India’s efforts to seek unilateral advantage at the cost of regional strategic stability by its feverish militarization and working on dangerous military doctrines.

“Pakistan has refrained from commenting on India’s own record on nuclear safety and security and its overt and covert endeavours to build its WMD programmes,” the spokesman said in a statement.

Instead of finger-pointing, India should accept our proposal for promoting regional strategic restraint regime and work with Pakistan to promote strategic stability in South Asia, the statement added.

The Spokesman said suggestions in this regard were made to the Indian Foreign Secretary at the recent meeting of the two foreign secretaries in New York. “It is also time that India stop its opportunistic propaganda against Pakistan,” the Spokesman said.

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Pakistan’s nuclear assets in safe hands: FO Spokesman was first posted on October 24, 2009 at 11:50 pm.