Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hit back at US President Joe Biden for calling Pakistan \u201cone of the most dangerous nations in the world\u201d while raising doubts over the country\u2019s nuclear security.
\nIn a tweet from his official handle on Saturday, PM Shehbaz \u2018unequivocally reiterated\u2019 that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear state and added that country\u2019s nuclear assets have the best safeguards as per International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requirements.
\n\u201cWe take these safety measures with the utmost seriousness. Let no one have any doubts,\u201d he added.
\nIn a separate statement issued by the PM House, Premier Shehbaz termed the US president\u2019s remarks as \u2018factually incorrect and misleading\u2019.
\n\u201cOver the past decades, Pakistan has proven be a most responsible nuclear state, wherein its nuclear programme is managed through a technically sound and foolproof command and control system.\u201d
\nPakistan has also consistently demonstrated responsible stewardship of its nuclear-weapons capability, marked by a very strong commitment to global standards, including those of IAEA on non-proliferation, safety, and security, the statement added.
\nPM Shehbaz said the real threat to international peace and security is posed by ultra-nationalism, violation of human rights in regions that are struggling against illegal occupation, violation of global norms by some states, repeated nuclear security incidents and arms race among leading nuclear weapon states and introduction of new security constructs that disturb regional balance.
\n\u201cPakistan and the US have a long history of friendly and mutually beneficial relationship. At a time, when the world is confronted by huge global challenges, it is critically important that genuine and durable efforts are made to recognise the real potential of Pakistan-US relationship, while avoiding unnecessary comments. It is our sincere desire to cooperate with the US to promote regional peace and security,\u201d the premier was quoted as saying.
\nPresident Biden had said that Pakistan may be \u201cone of the most dangerous nations in the world\u201d as the country has \u201cnuclear weapons without any cohesion\u201d.
\n\u201cAnd what I think is maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world: Pakistan. Nuclear weapons without any cohesion,\u201d Biden was quoted as saying in a transcript of the address, published on the White House\u2019s website.
\nBiden\u2019s remarks were made with regard to the changing geopolitical situation globally, as he highlighted that the world was changing rapidly, and countries were rethinking their alliances.
\n\u201cAnd the truth of the matter is \u2014 I genuinely believe this \u2014 that the world is looking to us. Not a joke. Even our enemies are looking to us to figure out how we figure this out, what we do,\u201d he added.
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