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"We have been saying all through that the person who heads Pakistan today, who is also the whole and sole in-charge of that country, has been talking about using dangerous weapons, including the nukes. Well, I would reply by saying that if Pakistan has decided that it wants to get itself destroyed and erased from the world map, then it may take this step of madness, but if wants to survive then it would not do so," Mr. Fernandes said participating in a BBC World's phone-in programme in Hindi, `Aap ki baat, BBC ke saath'. "There has been this talk of Pakistani nuclear weapons falling into the hands of dangerous elements. But we believe that whatever be the policy of the Pakistani leadership towards India, howsoever irresponsible they may be, it is difficult to accept that they would put such weapons in the hands of individuals or organisations who might eventually use them." — PTI B. Muralidhar Reddy reports from Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman, Aziz Ahmed Khan, dubbed as "absolutely absurd'' the statement of the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, that Pakistan would be wiped out from the world map if it nuked India, and said what required was a talk of peace and resolution of problems. But, he said it was unfortunate that Indian leadership was making such statements that would not help ease tension in the region. Pakistan favoured lowering of tension and an atmosphere of resolving disputes, Mr. Khan said.
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