ISLAMABAD –Pakistan on Thursday again concerned over repeated incidents ofattempted illegal sale of Uranium in India. To comply with itsinternational obligations, India must also take verifiable measures forstrengthening the security of its nuclear materials, he added.
Speaking to journalists, Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhrisaid that instead of resorting to baseless and usual anti-Pakistanrhetoric, India must thoroughly investigate the matter in a credible andtransparent manner.
Chaudhri expressed surprise that the Indian External Ministry spokesman hadsaid that this was an attempt by Pakistan to malign India.
“The incident took place in India and was reported by its own media. Thecharges were also framed by the Indian Police. I, therefore, wonder as towhat made the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ spokesperson believethat it depicted Pakistan’s desperation to malign India,” questioned thespokesman.
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Commenting on the situation in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOJ&K),Chaudhri said Pakistan remained firm in its commitment to provide allpossible support to Kashmiris in their struggle for the realisation oftheir inalienable right to self–determination.
The spokesman said if India took further steps, it would imperil regionalpeace and security. He said Pakistan had also been reminding the UNSecurity Council of its responsibility for a peaceful and just settlementof the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions.
