No compromise on Pakistan’s nuke, missile programme: FM

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No compromise on Pakistan’s nuke, missile programme: FM

Friday, 17 March 2023 | PTI | Islamabad

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday assured Parliament that the government would not make any compromise on the country’s nuclear and missile programme despite tough economic conditions and hurdles to secure a loan from the IMF. Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits. The country is awaiting a much-needed USD 1.1 billion tranche of funding from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF).

 “Let me assure you that nobody is going to compromise anything on the nuclear or the missile program of Pakistan — no way,” Dar said while responding to a query by Senator Raza Rabbani.

He said that no compromise would be made on Pakistan’s nuclear capability adding that the agreement signed with the IMF would be uploaded on the website of his ministry.

While addressing the House, Senator Raza Rabbani talked about the reasons for the delay in the agreement with the IMF, including its impact on the country’s security.

“The question arises […] if the delay is being made because of some sort of pressure to be exerted on Pakistan’s nuclear programme,” Rabbani said.        

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