Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden’s comments on its nuclear program

Pakistan summons the US ambassador following President Joe Biden questioned its nuclear weapons safety protocols.

  • Foreign Ministry: Pakistan is fully capable of protecting its nuclear weapons

Pakistan on Saturday summoned the US ambassador over President Joe Biden’s statements regarding the danger of Pakistan’s nuclear program.

According to the local Geo TV channel, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that “Pakistan has decided to summon the US ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in protest once morest President Joe Biden’s controversial statement on the safety of the country’s nuclear arsenal.”

Earlier today, US President Joe Biden said that Pakistan may be “one of the most dangerous countries in the world, as it possesses nuclear weapons without any restrictions.”

Bilawal said, during 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 with regard to security and safety.”

The Pakistani minister added that his country “is determined to ensure its safety,” calling for “to ask security questions, if any, regarding Indian nuclear weapons, which recently launched a missile on Pakistani soil by accident,” as he put it.

The Pakistani foreign minister confirmed that he “discussed President Biden’s statement with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in detail,” expressing “his hope that this incident would not negatively affect Pakistan-US relations.”

In turn, a member of the Pakistani National Council, Asad Omar, denounced the words of the US president, and indicated in a tweet to him via Twitter, that “countries with glass houses should think before throwing stones at others,” asking: “Is Biden referring to the United States? To pursue his party.” Trump following trying to undermine the constitution and steal the last presidential election.”

A member of the Pakistani National Assembly, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, indicated on Twitter that his country was registered “as a responsible nuclear power that is unquestionable and internationally attested, unlike the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”

He added, “We have historically provided military assistance to the same armed forces whose general commander mistakenly questions our cohesion.”

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