Nawaz Sharif responded to a comment made by US Vice President Joe Biden over Pakistan’s nuclear programme by asserting that Pakistan is perfectly capable of defending its national interests while abiding by international norms. He emphasised that our nuclear programme poses no danger to any nation.
“Like other sovereign governments, Pakistan maintains the right to safeguard its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence.”
It is noteworthy that in a speech in California about the shifting geopolitical landscape, US Vice President Joe Biden suggested that Pakistan would be among the “most dangerous nations in the world.”
According to the US president, Pakistan possesses “nuclear weapons without cohesiveness.”
Biden made his accusations about Pakistan’s nuclear programme as he discussed China’s and Russia’s hostile behaviour. Biden questioned, “Did anyone imagine we’d be in a scenario where China is trying to figure out its role relative to Russia, compared to India, and related to Pakistan.”
The US president claimed that he had met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for 68 hours in person, longer than any other head of state in history.
Jinping “understands what he wants but has a vast variety of issues,” Biden stated in reference to him.
“What do we do about that? How should we approach that in light of what is occurring in Russia? Pakistan is another country that I believe to be among the most hazardous in the world. Without any cohesiveness, nuclear weapons “The US president stated that despite all that is happening, there are several possibilities for the US to alter the course of events in the second decade of the twenty-first century.
Khurram Dastgir claims that Biden’s accusations are unfounded.
Senior member of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet and Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan referred to the US president’s remarks on Pakistan’s nuclear programme as “baseless.”
The former defence minister stated, in response to a query concerning President Joe Biden’s remarks against Pakistan during a news conference today, “Pakistan’s nuclear command and control system is totally secure, as has been certified by international organisations on several occasions.”
The US president’s concerns about Pakistan’s nuclear, according to him, are “totally false and the remark is unjustified.”
