India-US n-deal: Pakistan warns of arms race

Islamabad, Jan 30: Pakistan has warned of a renewed arms race in South Asia after India and US reached a breakthrough on nuclear trade. "Pakistan is examining the imbalance (likely to be caused by these agreements) and the possible ways and means for redressing it," Pakistani Prime Minister's Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said Thursday. He made the comments at a seminar organised by Islamabad-based think tank Strategic Vision Institute on the implications of US President Barack Obama's second visit to India Jan 25. In a statement Tuesday on the India-US agreements, Aziz had voiced concern about the adverse impact of the accords on the region's strategic stability and deterrence and pledged to take all measures to safeguard national interests. The advisor says that US ignored Pakistan's concerns conveyed before President Obama's visit to India "Pakistan's key concern is the paramount importance of strategic stability in South Asia," Aziz said.