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Pakistan has the right to be a member of NSG, says Aizaz Chaudhry

Pakistan has the right to be a member of NSG, says Aizaz Chaudhry
February 12, 2016

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has on Friday said that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear state and the propaganda against its nuclear weapons is baseless.

Addressing a ceremony at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Aizaz Chaudhry said that we have the right to be a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), adding that minimum nuclear deterrence will be maintained.

He said that Pakistan is ready to take every possible measure for strategic stability in the region, adding that Pakistan think that the region’s limited resources should be spent on public in education and health sectors.

The foreign secretary said that Pakistan’s nuclear program is for country’s defense.