India Slams Pakistan Over Unverified Uranium Recovery Claim

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the material seized was not uranium and asserted that India maintains a stringent law-based regulatory system

India hit out at Pakistan on Thursday for making an unverified claim that some material seized recently in Jharkhand's Bokaro was uranium and described it as an attempt by Islamabad to malign the country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the material seized was not uranium and asserted that India maintains a stringent law-based regulatory system for internationally-controlled items, which is reflected in its "impeccable" non-proliferation credentials. "The Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, after due evaluation and laboratory analysis of the material sample, has stated that the material seized last week is not uranium and not radioactive," MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. "The gratuitous remarks about India by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, drawing upon a media report, indicate their disposition to malign India without caring to check or verify facts," he said at a media briefing.