Pakistan on Sunday strongly rejected a report of Christina Lamb in Sunday Times claiming that "Elite US troops ready to combat Pakistani nuclear hijacks" and termed it rubbish and figment of the imagination of the reporter.
Talking to Aaj news Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit stated that the assertions and insinuations made in the story are baseless. Pakistani government also devised and continued to implement a foolproof safety and security regime for nuclear-related materials.
Western media keep repeating such self-serving baseless propaganda. However Pakistan does not bother it as at official level no such assertions exist from west.
He said this while quoting a statement of US secretary of state Hilary Clinton giving clean chit to Pakistan in respect of nuclear material's safety. Complaining discriminatory behaviour of western media, the foreign office spokesman said Pakistan has never wanted to make South Asia an atomic region and never taken part in armed race.
Pakistan only wants to fortify its defence, he said adding that Pakistan went nuclear in response to Indian threats. Pakistan cannot be blamed and any wrong use of nuclear arsenal is simply out of question.
Admitting Pak-America differences over drone attacks, he said Pakistan was trying to convince the United States that persistent drone attacks could endanger consensus in Pakistan to fight terror war. It is hoped that the policy of erstwhile Bush administration would be revisited as it is proving counter productive, he said. Responding to a question, he said if Pakistani media is critical on the US it directly links American policies. In response to constructive criticism of Pakistani media the western media retorts with baseless propaganda against Pakistani nuclear-related material.