New Delhi: India offensive posture and induction of lethal weapons
threatens strategic stability in South Asia, Pakistan President Arif Alvi
said on Monday.
Addressing an international conference here on Global Non-
Proliferation Regime: Challenges and Response", Alvi said Strategic
stability in South Asia is being threatened by the offensive posture and
induction of lethal weapons by India.
Our postures for peace have been reciprocated with belligerence,
Radio Pakistan quoted him as saying.
Discriminatory exemptions by certain countries for the supply of
nuclear technology and supply of advanced military hardware to India
has further complicated the regional security and undermined the
credibility of the non-proliferation regime, he said.
The President, however, hoped that Pakistan and India would agree on
a framework for strategic stability.
We hope that good sense will prevail. Pakistan is committed to
maintain strategic stability in the region and will continue to
demonstrate restraint and responsibility.
Nobody should doubt Pakistan capability to defend its territorial
integrity and sovereignty, Alvi said, urging the international
community to take notice of the talk of surgical strikes and limited war.
"Such a posture only tends to up the ante and proponents of such
fantasies will bear the responsibility of any consequences."
Alvi said that Islamabad "has not given up the pursuit of meaningful
engagement with India for confidence building measures, avoidance of
arms race and risk reduction.
"Both the countries need to save on arms and spend on the welfare of
poor people."
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