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Pak says nuclear deals should not be country-specific
 Days after introduction of a bill in American Congress seeking its approval for implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Pakistan has said there should be a package for both neighbours and not country-specific pacts on a subject as critical as nuclear technology, in the interest of balance of power in South Asia.
| They're making the assumption that a balance of power in South Asia is on our agenda. They haven't caught on yet... |
"We do understand and appreciate the under-pinnings of the US' de-hyphenated policy in South Asia, but this should not be leaning so heavily on one side," Pakistani Ambassador to Washington Jehangir Karamat said in a statement, reacting to the bill which was introduced in the US Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday.
| De-hyphenated? What the heck is that? |
| Dunno, but it sounds painful. |
President Pervez Musharraf has said that "our security policy is no longer India-centric. He has also emphasised minimum deterrence as a pillar of our policy, and has said, that we do not want an arms race with India," Karamat maintained.
| Since they can't afford one. |
| How's it feel, being left in the dust? |
"Pakistan, is of course, committed to democracy - but, its policies are supporting the development of the political, social and economic institutions.
| Pakland is, of course, committed to democracy, not to individual freedom. People can vote every couple weeks if they want to, but if the holy men run things they might as well go bowling. I don't think we're any more in favor of lip-service democracy than we are of bloody-handed dictators. |
"The military will take its rightful place, once this process is complete; because right now, it is the major driver for institutional development," Karamat said in the statement issued to Pakistani journalists.
| It has been for many years now. That's how you ended up with a country that should be institutionalized. |
"We cannot have internal chaos, and we need US policy to help and support us in this process. This is not the time for an imbalance in the region," he said.
| Fuggitaboutit, we're not helping you with the bomb. |
Posted by: Steve White 2006-03-20 |
