ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is confronting discrimination at international levelin the nuclear field.
Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime at the InternationalConference on “Global Non-Proliferation Regime: Challenges and Response”first session was held in Islamabad.
Pakistan human rights minister Shireen Mazari has maintained thatdiscriminatory instruments in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and policyregarding the new entrant states was a challenge for Pakistan.
“Increasing arms race in South Asia. India’s Ballistic Missile DefenceSystem and US support for India’s NSG membership are undermining strategicstability in South Asia and Pakistan would not join the Treaty onProhibition of Nuclear Weapons in prevailing situation,” said Mazari.
Dr Mazari said that there are problems with the NPT indicating that thosewho need to implement it are violating it.
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“US and other signatories have violated the Article 1 and 2 of NPT bysigning new deals with India. With this attitude, countries outside the NPTcannot join it,” the minister explained.
Shireen Mazari added that the world has to stop overlooking and shouldstart discussion on Israel’s nuclear program for any progress onnon-proliferation.
