ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry says discrimination in South Asia regarding membership of Nuclear Supplier Group will not be accepted.
Addressing at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on Friday, he said strategic stability in South Asia had been negatively impacted by Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal of 2005.
He said peace loving Pakistan was compelled to acquire nuclear deterrence in the face of grave threat to its national security. The Foreign Secretary said Pakistan fully deserves membership of the Nuclear Supplier Group.
Membership of the group is essential for Pakistan to achieve the energy production goal of Vision-2050. The foreign secretary said the country’s nuclear facilities are placed under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. He said Pakistan fully adheres to the standards set by the international agency.
Addressing on the occasion, DG ISS Masood Khan regretted that India did not reciprocated Pakistan’s several proposals for peace and stability in the region. He said India is trying to impede development of Pakistan in energy sector.
