Was there radiation leak from Pakistan's nuclear facility after Indian strikes? IAEA clarifies

Amid rumours and social media speculations that there was some radiation leak from any nuclear facility in Pakistan following the military conflict with India, the global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came out with a clarification.

IAEA is an autonomous international body created in response to global concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the need to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology.

There were social media claims that Pakistan's nuclear facilities were hit by Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor. Scotching speculation, IAEA said that based on information available to the global body, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan, according to news agency PTI.

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On Thursday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had urged IAEA to bring Pakistan's nuclear weapons under its supervision and called the neighbouring country a "rouge nation."

Pakistan had responded to Singh's request to IAEA saying it showed his "sheer ignorance" of the mandate and responsibilities of the international agency. "Pakistan's conventional capabilities are adequate to deter India, without the self-imposed nuclear blackmail' that New Delhi suffers," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan had said.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too had said India would not tolerate "nuclear blackmail" by Pakistan.

A few days ago, Air Marshal A.K. Bharti, Director General of Air Operations, rejected suggestions that India hit Kirana Hills, home to Pakistan's nuclear installations. "We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there," Air Marshal Bharti had said.

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