 "Pakistan seeks explanation from Russia on senator's nuclear claim")
Pakistan has sought an explanation from Russia after one of its senators claimed that Pakistan and Ukraine recently discussed the technologies for developing nuclear weapons.
Senator Igor Morozov, a member of the Federation Council's defence committee, claimed that Ukrainian experts travelled to Pakistan and met with a delegation to discuss nuclear weapons technology, Russia's state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported.
Morozov made the allegations during a press conference that was part of the Ukrainian dossier special project.
The Foreign Office said the senator's reported statement was "without any rationale and is entirely inconsistent with the spirit of Pakistan-Russia relations.
"We are surprised by such an unfounded and baseless statement," Foreign Office said in a statement late Tuesday night.
"We are seeking clarification on this from Moscow, the statement added.
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