Pak opposes India in UNSC |
Pakistan has opposed India`s bid for membership to the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. Peeved at the breakthrough in the operationalization of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Pakistan said the move for political and economic expediencies would have a detrimental impact on deterrence stability in South Asia. Hours after US President Barack Obama concluded his unprecedented second visit to India, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz opposed the Indo-US nuclear deal. Pakistan reserves the right to safeguard its national security interests, he said. Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke a seven-year logjam to operationalize a landmark civil nuclear deal, besides enhancing defense and trade ties. Apart from clearing the obstacles for the implementation of the civil nuclear deal, President Obama reaffirmed the US` position that India is ready for NSG membership.
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