Terror attack on Karachi naval base cause of concern: Antony

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) India Wednesday said the
terror attack on a naval base in Karachi was a cause of
serious concern, particularly with regards to the safety of
nuclear arsenal in Pakistan, but it does not want to
overreact.
"Naturally it (nuclear arsenal) is a concern not only
for us but for everybody," Indian Defence Minister A K Antony
told reporters after addressing a Naval Commander's
Conference.
Antony was asked if India was worried about the safety
of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal in the wake of the attack.
"Our services are taking all precautions and are ready
round-the-clock. But at the same time we don't want to
overreact," he said.
"Developments in Pakistan, specially in Karachi, are a
matter of serious concern to us. We are closely monitoring the
situation and are taking precautions also. We are concerned
about the developments," Antony said.
"I can assure you that all the three services are
taking necessary precautions and we are closely monitoring the
situation. But at the same time, we thought we must avoid
reacting publicly," he said.
The Defence Minister said, "Not only because of the
situation in Pakistan, we are also always on the radar of the
terrorists. It is not a new thing, and so our security forces
are ever vigilant."
On the controversy surrounding Army Chief General V K
Singh's date of birth, he said, "Government had sent a request
to Attorney General through the Law Ministry. I can tell you
that the AG has sent his opinion through the Law Minister and
the Law Secretary."
He said no public controversy should be made out of
the issues concerned with the armed forces.