Pakistan summons US ambassador after President Joe Biden questioned its nuclear weapons safety protocols.
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Foreign Ministry: Pakistan is fully capable of protecting its nuclear weapons
Pakistan summoned US ambassador on Saturday for President Joe Biden’s statements on the danger of Pakistan’s nuclear program.
According to the local TV channel Geo, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that “Pakistan has decided to summon the US Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest President Joe Biden’s controversial statement on the security of the country. nuclear arsenal of the country “.
Today, US President Joe Biden said Pakistan could be “one of the most dangerous countries in the world, having nuclear weapons without any restrictions”.
Bilawal said at a press conference that Pakistan is “fully capable of protecting its nuclear weapons”, stressing that it “meets all international standards according to the International Atomic Energy Agency on safety”.
The Pakistani minister added that his country “is determined to ensure its safety”, asking “to ask security questions, if any, about Indian nuclear weapons, which recently accidentally launched a missile on Pakistani soil”, such as he has declared.
The Pakistani Foreign Minister confirmed that he had “discussed in detail President Biden’s statement with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif”, expressing “his hope that this incident will not adversely affect relations between Pakistan and the United States”.
In turn, a member of the Pakistani National Council, Asad Omar, denounced the words of the president of the United States, and indicated in a tweet via Twitter that “countries with glass houses should think before throwing stones at others, “asking:” Biden is referring to the United States? To pursue his party. ” Trump after trying to undermine the constitution and steal the last presidential election “.
Nuclear country without cohesion? Biden is referring to the United States? After all, his party is chasing Donald Trump for trying to subvert the constitution and steal the last presidential election! Countries in glass houses should think before throwing stones at others https://t.co/mhlCDilQgc
– Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) October 15, 2022
A member of the Pakistani National Assembly, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, indicated on Twitter that his country was registered “as a responsible, indisputable and internationally certified nuclear power, unlike the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq”.
He added: “Historically we have provided military assistance to the same armed forces whose commander general wrongly questions our cohesion.”
Pakistan’s record as a responsible nuclear power is unassailable and internationally attested. Unlike the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
We have also historically provided military assistance to the armed forces whose commander-in-chief mistakenly questions our “cohesion”
– Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) October 15, 2022
