Pakistan’s nuclear assets: Western reports are international terrorism: Memon

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Pakistan’s nuclear assets: Western reports are international terrorism: Memon
Sunday, December 09, 2007

By Iqbal Khattak

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Information Minister Nisar Memon has termed the extensive coverage of the vulnerability of Pakistan’s nuclear assets in the western media as “international terrorism”, adding that “no interference” would be tolerated.

“We take this international terrorism very seriously,” Memon told journalists here, adding that all “steps are taken to protect the country’s nuclear assets”.

He said no interference, even if it comes from a “powerful friend,” would be tolerated with regards to guarding the country’s national assets.

Three people: “I think three people have had a key role in shaping our nuclear programme. The first man is Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the second is Nawaz Sharif and third is President Pervez Musharraf, who devised a command and control structure for the nuclear weapons’ safety,” the minister said.

Memon said Pakistan was facing two types of international terrorism. “The first is the kind we see in Swat or Waziristan. The second, however, is what we call propaganda about our nuclear programme. Certain things are being said that we cannot allow to continue,” he added.

Regarding US and Saudi envoys’ increased presence in pre-poll-linked activities, he said any diplomat going beyond diplomatic norms would be dealt with in accordance with the law. He denied an impression given by a journalist that the Saudi ambassador was “behaving like a viceroy”.

Memon said Afghans, Chechens and Uzbek militants were involved in Swat and people from southern Punjab also took part in the violence. He also said that elections would take place as scheduled, regardless of whether the opposition boycotts.

End protest: Earlier, at the start of the press conference, a senior journalist told Memon that Peshawar journalists were attending the press conference in protest over the government’s curbs on media. The minister appealed to the journalists to end their protest. “I would like you people to end your protest as I believe we can together solve all the problems you might have,” he said.


Daily Times

Now this is the kind of response i was darely waiting for. Its about time somebody actually stood up.

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

At least the man has the cojones to stand up and make that kind of a statement. It should have been done by the govt a long time ago and on continuous basis.

 

[acidwolf]

instead of the information minister the president should say something like this

 

[ejaz007]

Too little too late.
Foreign Minister should meet with all important embassadors and tell them frankly that Pakistan does not like these kind of stupid stories appearing in the international media. It is indeed international terrorism.