- ISLAMABAD (PNS) - Pakistan
on Saturday refuted the notion that it was going to hand over the security
of its nuclear assets to the United States.
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- The reports are totally wrong and baseless, President's
spokesman responded to a questioner during a daily press briefing along
foreign office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan.
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- "US secretary of state Collin Powel has invited
Pakistani experts to the US for some sort of training about better security
measure to further improve the security of our nuclear installations. But
no decision has been taken in this regard so far," he declared.
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- He made it clear that Pakistan had not asked for US
experts
for the security of country's Nuclear assets. Rather, he added, US
secretary
of state had suggested special training for Pakistani experts.
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- Gen. Qureshi again denied the reports that Pakistan was
considering to hand over some of its bases to US for ground operation
against
Afghanistan.
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- Responding to a query about Anthrax spear to Pakistan,
he termed it as an act of terrorism. "Specimens of Anthrax now being
sent to the National Institute of Health Islamabad for further
conformation."
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- When the attention of foreign office spokesman at this
occasion was drawn towards the reports that 2000 armed people have slipped
into Afghanistan for joining Taliban to fight US and its allied forces,
he responded: "So far we have no independent conformation about these
people".
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- However, he admitted that such case of illegal crossing
the borders could not be ruled out because it was difficult for the
government
to police the 2500 km long Pak-Afghan border.
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- The spokesman reiterated that Kashmir and Palestine
issues
should be resolved as soon as possible.
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- When asked about the massive exercises of Indian Army
along the border, Gen. Qureshi declared that these were the routine
movements
of troops. "It is not any thing to fear about."
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- Responding a question about the anti-US and government
demonstrations he claimed that the intensity of these protests now reducing
because people had realized the some vested interests had been using the
situation for their personal interests.
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- The spokesman said that US defence secretary will be
visiting Pakistan today (Sunday) however, he added, the details of the
agenda were not available.
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