PAKISTAN MOVES TO EASE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FEARS ABOUT ITS NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
February 1st, 2008
BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, in Lahore, Pakistan
REMARKS from the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei in a recent interview with the pan-Arab Al-Hayat newspaper showing concerns about Pakistan's civil and military nuclear assets and Islamabad's capability to protect these from extremists- have unleashed a great debate in and outside the country.
The reaction to the IAEA head's statement from the international community was so nervous that President Pervez Musharraf had to rush to Europe to defend Pakistan's position ...
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