Pakistan on Saturday strongly denied reports of receiving any assistance from China in developing missiles, saying its missile program was "totally indigenous."
This stand was reiterated by Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan in a press briefing Saturday afternoon in Islamabad while commenting on a story published in a section of the press.
Khan said similar allegations had been made in the past and were refuted by both Pakistan and China.
Commenting on the statement of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee that India would not enter into dialogue on Kashmir, Khan described it as "unfortunate."
He said there was a world-wide practice to resolve inter-state problems through negotiations and dialogue.
Khan reiterated that Pakistan would like to resolve all outstanding issues with India including the Kashmir dispute through dialogue. "Our position remains the same," he added.
(People's Daily February 3, 2002)
