WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that nuclear war is not anoption and India must abandon its nuclear weapons, the Radio Pakistanreported.

In an interview with Fox News in Washington, the premier said that if Indiacomplies with this demand Pakistan will also not use nuclear weapons.

He said Pakistan has a comprehensive and effective nuclear command andcontrol system.

Imran Khan said the armed forces of Pakistan are professional forces andare fully capable of dealing with every challenge.

Prime Minister said the United States (US) is the only country which canplay a role of mediator between India and Pakistan to resolve the issue ofKashmir.

He said that the prisoner swap issue could be discussed with the US.

He said Pakistan and the US were important allies in the war on terror andboth the countries suffered a loss due to mistrust in the past.

Prime Minister said that only elections could bring peace in Afghanistan asthe US has been fighting a war in the country for the last four decades butfailed to bring peace in the war-torn country.

Talking about US-Iran standoff, the Prime Minister said that it couldaffect the peace and economy of the region.