Pakistan has rejected Indian media reports claiming seizure of possibleradioactive material.
This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar whileresponding to media queries about reports in Indian media claiming seizureof possible radioactive material by Indian port authorities on shippingcontainers of a commercial vessel loaded from Karachi Port on Saturday.
The Spokesperson said Indian media report is factually incorrect, baseless,laughable and a usual ploy of the same media to malign Pakistan and misleadthe international community.
He said the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant authorities have informed thatthese were “empty containers” being returned to China, which were earlierused for the transportation of fuel from China to Karachi for K-2 and K-3Nuclear Power Plants.
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The spokesperson said both K-2 and K-3 Nuclear Power Plants, and fuel usedin these plants, are under the IAEA safeguards.
Asim Iftikhar said the fake reporting by Indian media is indicative ofmalafide intent to twist procedural customs issues to bring into disreputeIAEA safeguarded nuclear power program.
