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North Korean officials are criticizing the U.S. for bringing heavy weapons into a border village in the demilitarized zone that divides the Korean peninsula, state media reported Monday. State-run KCNA claims U.S. forces brought weapons into the Panmunjom area Saturday morning. A U.S. military spokesperson did not immediately return a call requesting comment. "The introduction of heavy weapons to the area around the conference hall where armed forces of both sides stand in acute confrontation is a premeditated provocation aimed to spark off a serious military conflict," the agency said. North Korean military officials have said they will "take strong military countermeasures" if the weapons are not removed, according to KCNA. Tensions have been running high on the Korean peninsula since the sinking in March of a South Korean warship. South Korea blames North Korea for the sinking, which left 46 people dead, but Pyongyang denies the claim. Last wee...

CNews ISLAMABAD: The foreign office spokesman on Friday said that Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation issue is a closed case.The spokesman was reacting to an interview nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan gave to a foreign wire service.Khan told The Associated Press in an interview on Friday that the uranium enrichment equipment was sent from Pakistan to North Korea in a North Korean plane that was loaded under the supervision of Pakistani security officials.

CNews Islamabad: Famous nuclear scientist, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Friday said that his statement regarding centrifuges sent to North Korea was presented in distorted form.He said, ‘when the foreign news agency queried about centrifuges sent to North Korea mentioned in the book of President Pervez Musharraf, I commented by saying if President Musharraf wrote about this, he must have sent those.’Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan said national secret was unveiled by the one who gave it a mention in his book; therefore, any queries regarding the consignment of centrifuges to North Korea should be directed to President Pervez Musharraf.These gadgets were sent under the supervision of security personnel in the tenure of Musharraf government, as nothing of the sort could be sent without the participation of the security forces,” he maintained.Earlier talking to an international news agency, He was said to disclose that the centrifuges were dispatched in a North Korean plane.Dr Khan was quoted as saying th...

1998: World fury at Pakistan's nuclear tests Pakistan has exploded five underground nuclear devices in response to India's nuclear tests two weeks ago. The move has provoked worldwide condemnation and fears of a nuclear conflict in one of the world's most volatile regions. " We never wanted to participate in this nuclear race Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's Prime Minister " Pakistani officials said the devices were detonated underground at 1030GMT in the Baluchistan region near the border with Afghanistan. Shortly afterwards, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the nation on television and said the five tests by India had made the action "inevitable". "Today's day is history in the making," he said. "Today God has given us the opportunity to take this step for our country's defence which is inevitable. We never wanted to participate in this nuclear race. We have proved to the world that we would not accept what was dictated to us....