• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Pakistan rules out compromise on N-program

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, March 16, IRNA - Pakistan on Tuesday categorically 
ruled out any compromise on the national nuclear program. 
"There is no foreign pressure either to rollback nuclear 
program or share its control," declared Minister for Information 
Shiekh Rashid Ahmed while responding to a notice during the 
National Assembly session. 
He made it clear that the nuclear program was a key to security 
and defence guarantee on which there would be no question of any 
compromise. 
The mover and co-movers of the notice charged that by 
`mishandling` the issue of nuclear proliferation, the statesmen had 
endangered the nuclear program. 
They apprehended that Islamabad could rollback the program on 
foreign pressure or share its command and control with others. 
The lawmakers also slammed the arrest of some noted nuclear 
scientists, which they said had caused grave concern among the 
people of Pakistan. 
However, the minister, who is also the government spokesman, 
added that the nuclear-assets were under a tight command and 
control system. 
Brushing aside allegations that the program had been 
endangered, the minister said with wise handling of the issue of 
nuclear proliferation, the government had successfully defended 
the nuclear assets. 
"There is no question of handling over the control of nuclear 
program to another country," he said. 
The minister said that the nuclear scientists were hero and 
would remain national hero, adding no government but a few 
individuals were involved in transfer of nuclear technology to 
some foreign countries. 
MHA/TSH/213 
End