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Qureshi demands clarification from Ishaq Dar on nuclear weapons

Qureshi demands clarification from Ishaq Dar on nuclear weapons

Qureshi demands clarification from Ishaq Dar on nuclear weapons

Qureshi said Ishaq Dar’s statement has created a crisis.

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  • Qureshi said Ishaq Dar should answer if IMF asked to give up nuclear weapons
  • Qureshi said no one has right to question Pakistan’s nuclear programme
  • He said Pakistan will never compromise on national interests
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the nation will never compromise on its nuclear assets or national interests.

Addressing a press conference, Qureshi said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made a statement on a sensitive matter regarding the nuclear weapons and the missile programme in the Senate.

He demanded that the finance minister should clarify whether the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked for Pakistan to give up its missile system to revive the stalled agreement.

Qureshi said that the finance minister was the in-law of the ruling party and his statement on the Senate floor was important. He said the statement has created a new crisis in the country.

The former foreign minister said the Foreign Office spokesperson had to clarify during her weekly press briefing and the matter was not on the agenda.

“The spokesperson says that talks on nuclear assets are not on the agenda of talks with any country or financial institution. Then why did Ishaq Dar give this statement on the Senate floor,” Qureshi questioned.

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“Tell us if IMF asked you for a missile system, Ishaq Dar. Why did you make such a big statement on the floor of the house?” asked Qureshi. “No one has the right to question us about our nuclear programme,” he said.

He said that the nuclear assets are for the nation’s defense and the finance minister is talking about the nuclear programme.  He maintained that a minister cannot make a personal statement on the floor of the Senate.

He said the statement has placed the country in a situation that is difficult to resolve. He said questions are being raised about Pakistan’s nuclear assets which are completely safe.

He highlighted that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani has also asked the prime minister to give a policy statement on nuclear weapons. He said the prime minister should issue a clarification.

Qureshi said that his successor Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari should have issued a clarification. He said there are also questions on the strategic partnership with China.

Earlier this week, finance minister Ishaq Dar, in his address to the Senate, said that Pakistan would not compromise on its nuclear programme for reviving the stalled IMF loan facility.

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The finance minister said nobody has any right to dictate to “Pakistan what range of missiles and what nuclear weapons it can have; we have to have our own deterrence”.

He said the delay is not on part of the incumbent government and they are involved in extensive engagements with the IMF.

 

 

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