As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday left for a major visit to the US, Pakistan dismissed reports that America is negotiating a deal on limiting its nuclear and missile programmes.
Sharif is visiting Washington at the invitation of President Barack Obama. The visit came under scanner after a report in The Washington Post on October 6 said that US was trying for a deal to put limits on Pakistan’s nuclear programme and its delivery systems.
Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah rejected the reports by saying that “no deal” is being discussed between the two countries. “US has not made any demand from Pakistan,” he said.
“In any case, history is a testimony to the fact that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accepts no demand from any state. He firmly believes in policies directed at preserving, protecting and promoting Pakistan’s national interests,” he said.