Civilian-military command and control structure safeguards Pak nukes: Kaira.Byline: ANI Islamabad, Nov.12 (ANI): Allaying international concerns over the safety of country's nuclear assets, Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Qamar Zaman (born 1952, in Quetta, Pakistan) is a former squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game in the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open in 1975. Qamar won the Pakistan junior squash championship in 1968. Kaira has assured that the country's nuke installations were under foolproof protection of a strong civilian-military command and control structure. "Pakistan's nuclear programme is a symbol of our nation's achievement, national security, pride and sovereignty," The Daily Times quoted Kaira, as saying. Kaira also rejected reports about a deal between the US and Pakistan regarding sharing nuclear details, terming them as 'speculative' and 'baseless'. "Pakistan's nuclear assets have been safe ever since Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی بھٹو, IPA: and they will remain so. We will not allow any entity to breach the security of our nuclear programme and use Pakistan's nuclear technology for unlawful purposes," he added. It is worth mentioning here that renowned US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh's report in the latest issue of The New Yorker magazine claimed that Washington has been negotiating highly sensitive understandings with the Pakistani Army about the security of the country's nuclear arsenal. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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