No budget cuts in nuclear programme: Federal government
The democratic government will continue the nuclear program in the best interests of the country.
The Federal government on Monday dismissed reports regarding compromising on the nuclear programme through budget cuts, Express News reported.
An official statement citing a government spokesperson said that the democratic government will not be cutting back on the programme's budget since it believed it was in the best interests of the county.
The spokesperson added that the government is striving hard to expand and further strengthen the defence system of the country.
Earlier in the day expert-level secretaries from India and Pakistan discussed conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) as part of a peace process in Islamabad.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, addressing the PTI rally on Sunday, had said that a nuclear deal between the US and India severely undermined Pakistan.
Qureshi added that if Pakistan ever signs a ‘no first strike’ agreement with India, its nuclear assets will be wasted and worthless.
In November, The Atlantic, claimed that Pakistan is “an obvious place” for militants to seek nuclear weapons or materials because of a weak government and infiltration of its security forces by militant sympathisers.
An official statement citing a government spokesperson said that the democratic government will not be cutting back on the programme's budget since it believed it was in the best interests of the county.
The spokesperson added that the government is striving hard to expand and further strengthen the defence system of the country.
Earlier in the day expert-level secretaries from India and Pakistan discussed conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) as part of a peace process in Islamabad.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, addressing the PTI rally on Sunday, had said that a nuclear deal between the US and India severely undermined Pakistan.
Qureshi added that if Pakistan ever signs a ‘no first strike’ agreement with India, its nuclear assets will be wasted and worthless.
In November, The Atlantic, claimed that Pakistan is “an obvious place” for militants to seek nuclear weapons or materials because of a weak government and infiltration of its security forces by militant sympathisers.