Khurram Dastagir rejects US President Joe Biden’s statement regarding the Pakistani nuclear program, calling it ‘baseless’

GUJRANWALA, Oct 15 (SABAH): Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan rejected US President Joe Biden’s statement regarding the Pakistani nuclear program, calling it “baseless”. “International agencies have — not once, but dozens of times — verified Pakistan’s atomic deterrence and said that our command and control system is secure. It has all the protection that is required,” he said.

While addressing a press conference in Gujranwala on Saturday, Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan said that there is no basis of the statement of US President Joe Biden and it is totally baseless.

Replying a question, Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan said that when PML-N came in power again Punjab we will take back the decision of current Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Perwaiz Elahi to declare Gujrat as separate Division, adding that there is no geographic logic in declaring Gujrat as division and the decision has been taken purely on political basis and new division has been created. He said that there was no public demand to split the Gujranwala division and there was also no administrative need. He said that those who are guests of few days have made political effort, which will fail.

He said the nation has expressed its irrelevance while not attending the public gatherings of Imran Khan, adding that every public gathering of Imran Khan is disappointing, adding that contrary to the fascist government of Imran Khan, we will not kidnap any presiding officer today (Sunday), we will not fire bullets in streets and will not harass the voters, we will not threaten the women outside the polling stations. He said that today’s (Sunday) bye-polls will be free, fair and transparent.

Replying a question, he said that the Islamabad High Court while correcting the verdict delivered by lower court has acquitted Maryam Nawaz Sharif, adding that now no allegation against Maryam Nawaz is present and being a Pakistani citizen she is independent and while using this very freedom and while using the protection of law has secured back her passport and went abroad to meet her father.

Khurram Dastgir said power transmission in southern areas of the country has been completely restored. He said an inquiry report regarding power breakdown will be submitted on Monday. Khurram Dastgir said the power supply has also been restored in flood hit areas.

He said power generation from Thar coal power projects will reach 2640 megawatts in coming years. He said Thar coal is ten times cheaper than imported coal.