PR. No.294/2007

Date: 02/12/2007

PAKISTAN 'S STRATEGIC ASSETS ARE SAFE

When his attention was drawn to the news story published by Guardian of 1st December regarding safety of Pakistan 's strategic assets, the Spokesman dismissed its contents as outlandish musings by an academic.  

Commenting further on the irresponsible conjectures about external contingency plans, the Spokesman said these are very dangerous ideas and people espousing them should be aware that Pakistan possesses adequate retaliatory capacity to defend its strategic assets and sovereignty.  

The Spokesman also rejected the suggestion that there is any danger of Pakistan 's strategic assets falling in wrong hands. Pakistan 's strategic assets are as safe as that of any other nuclear weapon state. These assets are fully safeguarded and secure under the protection of a well established command and control system.

Islamabad

02 December 2007