Pakistan for mutual ban on nuclear tests

From Indian  newspapers  

Pakistan on Tuesday said it was hopeful of a bilateral agreement with India over a mutual ban on non-testing of atomic weapons that will ease the entry of the two countries into the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

An offer regarding non-testing of nuclear weapons agreement has already been made but “the proposal did not elicit a favourable response from India,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said. He said Pakistan had proposed to India a “simultaneous adherence to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty” following the 1998 nuclear tests by both countries.

“Once again, in the larger interests of peace and stability in the region, as also in the global context, Pakistan has indicated the possibility that the two countries may consider a bilateral arrangement,” the spokespeson added. — IANS