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Pakistan dismisses CIA report on nuclear insecurity

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Feb 15, IRNA - Pakistan on Tuesday said that it has a 
robust system of nuclear command and control and has taken stringent 
measures to ensure safety and security of its nuclear assets. 
Replying to questions about CIA report on security of Pakistani 
nuclear weapons, Foreign Office Spokesman Masood Khan said at the 
weekly news briefing in Islamabad that comprehensive and elaborate 
arrangements are in place to ensure physical security of Pakistan`s 
installations and custodial controls of weapons. 
Regretting that responsible organizations are indulging in such 
speculations, the spokesman said Pakistan has worked in all areas like
command and control, communication, computerization, credible 
information and reliable intelligence as well as surveillance to 
effectively discharge its responsibilities as a nuclear weapons state.
He said like other nuclear weapons states, Pakistan cannot be 
complacent about proliferation or illegal transfers. 
The spokesman also termed as malicious another report by CIA 
about future of Pakistan. 
He said there are all indications that Pakistan is emerging as 
strong country. "Its economy is on ascending curve, macro-economic 
indicators are stable, equity and stock prices are sterling and it 
would emerge as a hub of economic and commercial activity in the 
region." 
About visit of the Indian External Affairs Minister, Natwar 
Singh, to Pakistan, beginning on Tuesday, the spokesman said he would 
discuss with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri about future 
direction of the composite dialogue. 
Khan said that progress on Jammu and Kashmir and peace and 
security has not been encouraging and "we will have to make tangible 
progress on them". 
He said they would also discuss the Iran gas pipeline project and 
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service besides opening up of consulates in 
Karachi and Mumbai. 
About Pakistan`s efforts to seek F-16s from the United States, he 
said the country has legitimate defence requirements. 
"Pakistan needs equipment and technology to bridge the gap in the 
conventional sphere." 
He said conventional balance in South Asia would be a factor of 
stability not only for the Pakistan and India but also the entire 
region. 
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