<p>Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit described the release of the sensitive documents as "irresponsible behaviour" and said Pakistan is taking stock of revelations concerning the country.<br /><br />The "irresponsible issuance of sensitive documents regarding foreign and defence affairs is a condemnable act", he said.<br /><br />The US had warned Pakistan about the release of these documents before they were issued, he said.<br /><br />US Ambassador Cameron Munter also criticised the release by Wikileaks in an article in a Pakistani newspaper.<br /><br />"I cannot vouch for the authenticity of any one of these documents...But I can say that the US deeply regrets the disclosure of any information that was intended to be confidential. And we condemn it," he wrote.<br /><br />The confidential cables show US concern over radioactive material in Pakistan's nuclear power stations and fears that they could be used in terror attacks.<br /><br />The cables reveal the US has been attempting to remove highly enriched uranium from a research reactor in Pakistan since 2007.<br /><br />In a May 2009 cable, then US Ambassador Anne Patterson says Pakistan had refused a visit by US experts.<br /><br />She quoted a Pakistani official as saying that removing the nuclear fuel would be seen in Pakistan "as the United States taking Pakistan's nuclear weapons".<br /><br />American officials have often expressed concern that extremists could target Pakistan's nuclear programme to steal a weapon or materials needed to build one.<br /><br />Pakistan has insisted that its nuclear security is good enough to prevent this from happening. Some leaks could also damage Pakistan's relations with other countries.<br /><br />The king of Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, reportedly called President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to the country's progress.<br /><br />"When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body," King Abdullah was quoted as saying. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit described the release of the sensitive documents as "irresponsible behaviour" and said Pakistan is taking stock of revelations concerning the country.<br /><br />The "irresponsible issuance of sensitive documents regarding foreign and defence affairs is a condemnable act", he said.<br /><br />The US had warned Pakistan about the release of these documents before they were issued, he said.<br /><br />US Ambassador Cameron Munter also criticised the release by Wikileaks in an article in a Pakistani newspaper.<br /><br />"I cannot vouch for the authenticity of any one of these documents...But I can say that the US deeply regrets the disclosure of any information that was intended to be confidential. And we condemn it," he wrote.<br /><br />The confidential cables show US concern over radioactive material in Pakistan's nuclear power stations and fears that they could be used in terror attacks.<br /><br />The cables reveal the US has been attempting to remove highly enriched uranium from a research reactor in Pakistan since 2007.<br /><br />In a May 2009 cable, then US Ambassador Anne Patterson says Pakistan had refused a visit by US experts.<br /><br />She quoted a Pakistani official as saying that removing the nuclear fuel would be seen in Pakistan "as the United States taking Pakistan's nuclear weapons".<br /><br />American officials have often expressed concern that extremists could target Pakistan's nuclear programme to steal a weapon or materials needed to build one.<br /><br />Pakistan has insisted that its nuclear security is good enough to prevent this from happening. Some leaks could also damage Pakistan's relations with other countries.<br /><br />The king of Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, reportedly called President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to the country's progress.<br /><br />"When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body," King Abdullah was quoted as saying. <br /><br /></p>