Pakistan firmly rejected India’s allegations of conducting secret nuclear tests, calling the claims “baseless and malicious” as tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours resurfaced over non-proliferation concerns.
The Pakistan nuclear test allegations resurfaced after India referenced remarks by US President Donald Trump.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan had not conducted any nuclear tests after May 1998, when the country responded to India’s nuclear explosions. He stressed that Pakistan’s policy on nuclear restraint remained unchanged and consistent since then.
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He reaffirmed that Pakistan had maintained a self-imposed moratorium on nuclear testing for more than 25 years. However, he noted that Islamabad had deliberately not signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty to retain strategic flexibility based on regional security conditions.
Andrabi said Pakistan regularly supported United Nations resolutions calling for a complete ban on nuclear testing. In contrast, he pointed out that India’s repeated abstentions reflected questionable intentions regarding future nuclear tests and overall transparency.
The FO reacted after India’s Ministry of External Affairs cited a 2019 remark by US President Trump, who had claimed that Pakistan was secretly testing nuclear weapons. Islamabad previously ignored the statement to avoid diplomatic strain with Washington.
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MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal linked Trump’s comment with allegations involving Pakistan’s past proliferation history. He claimed Pakistan had a record involving smuggling networks, export control violations and secret nuclear partnerships, echoing earlier controversies surrounding the AQ Khan affair.
Andrabi strongly dismissed India’s assertions, saying New Delhi was twisting facts and misrepresenting Trump’s remarks. He added that the United States had already clarified its position on the issue, contradicting India’s interpretation of the president’s comments.
He stressed that Pakistan’s nuclear programme operated under strong command and control systems. He said the country maintained robust export controls and possessed a clean record of compliance with global non-proliferation frameworks.
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The FO spokesman accused India of launching a disinformation campaign to divert attention from its own safety lapses. He said India’s nuclear security remained “deeply concerning” due to repeated incidents involving theft and illegal trafficking of radioactive materials.
He highlighted a major case last year involving radioactive equipment and the hazardous substance Californium, reportedly found for sale inside India. He said such incidents exposed systemic weaknesses and suggested the possibility of a functioning nuclear black market.
Andrabi urged the international community to take notice of India’s security failures. He warned that gaps in India’s nuclear safeguards posed serious risks to regional stability and global security if not addressed urgently.
