IAEA must monitor 'rogue' Pak's nuclear weapons arsenal: Rajnath

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday questioned if nuclear weapons were safe in Pakistan's control and custody, and demanded Islamabad's arsenal be placed under the supervision of global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), calling the country "irresponsible and rogue".

- Rahul Singh

"I raise this question before the world: Are nuclear weapons safe in the hands of such an irresponsible and rogue nation? Pakistan's nuclear weapons should be brought under the supervision of the IAEA," Singh said while addressing soldiers at Srinagar's Badami Bagh Cantt where the army's Chinar Corps is headquartered.

His comments came even as IAEA said there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan.

"Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan," the watchdog said in a statement. India has already refuted reports that it targeted Pakistan's Kirana Hills area, which reportedly houses a nuclear facility, during a wave of airstrikes against terror hubs and military installations in the country.

Singh said India's unwavering resolve against Pakistanbacked terror demonstrated by Operation Sindoor --- was unaffected by its nuclear blackmail, adding that the world knows how Islamabad has issued nuclear threats to New Delhi on multiple occasions.

Operation Sindoor was India's direct military response to the April 22 terror strike at Pahalgam in Kashmir that killed 26 civilians all men, 24 of them Hindu tourists in what was the worst attack on civilians since the 26/11 Mumbai strikes.