President rejects nuke concerns

* Musharraf says army ready to thwart any aggression
* Ghauri missile test-fired

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Pakistan’s armed forces were ready to thwart any aggression against the country and it’s nuclear capability, and cautioned those painting a bleak picture of Pakistan.

“Pakistan’s armed forces are a highly professional, motivated and well-trained force and are capable of safeguarding Pakistan’s security against all types of threats,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted the president as saying after witnessing a successful training launch of the Ghauri (Hatf-V) Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM).

Addressing the troops in the exercise area, the president said a serious note had been taken of “various imaginary scenarios being propounded” by those who did not wish Pakistan well.

He said Pakistan’s enemies were spreading fears about the country’s atomic weapons.

The president said the nation had developed a strong nuclear deterrence capability and expected that officers and men entrusted with the task of deterring aggression would continue to train hard and maintain professional excellence.

A Strategic Missile Group (SMG) of ASFC had conducted the launch of the Ghauri missile at the conclusion of annual field training exercises.

The Ghauri missile has a range of 1,300 kilometres. President Pervez Musharraf, Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani, senior military officers and scientists witnessed the field launch exercise.

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