MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Sharif stressed that Islamabad was "firmly committed to the principles of non-proliferation and export control, compliance with the measures of protection and security."
"In regard to the export control policy, Pakistan fully complies with international principles and is regularly checked. The measures taken by Pakistan are fully endorsed by the international community, including the International Atomic Energy Agency," Sharif told RIA Novosti in an interview.
Prior to that, also in May, an article published in an ISIL propaganda magazine Dabiq said the militants wanted to buy a nuclear weapon in Pakistan and then smuggle it into the United States.
"Such claims are absolutely groundless, absurd and malicious. Pakistan is a nuclear-armed power, which is responsible for their actions. We have 40 years of experience in the field of safe and secure nuclear energy."
Pakistan is known to have nuclear weapons but is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
