Guys, guys. Sartaj Aziz has something to say. Let us all listen to him.

India will become UNSC permanent member very soon,UNSC reform can be delayed a bit but cannot be stopped and once reform happens G4 will be there.

Ha bhai.... Kuch naya bol rahe hain...... Sun lo unki bhi baat....

Mr. Aziz...South Asia is very big..

Why is Pakistan worried? Whatever nuclear arsenal they acquired thru means they are comfortable with, is good enough for their national security. What India got now is Civilian Nuclear Power thru US.

Don't worry China is with you for moral support only ...

Pakistan should wait and watch how India become UNSC member once it is reformed as we always say UNSC reform can be delayed a bit but cant be stopped and when the reform will take place Global 4 or G4 will be there.How these 4 countries will get 2/3rd majority leave upto them as they knows diplomacy and global geopolitics better than pakistan.

They can not hide their feelings.

Cannot understand the logic. When china is by pakistan side why worry about anything else.

Same old story. Mr Aziz, do you have something new for us?

Indo-US nuclear deal is a major blow to the NPT regime,

No one can stop India now...

He said India, "by no means qualifies for a special status in the Security Council." ....Really...hehehe....

Even China will support India's permanent membership at UNSC. China opposes Japan not India.

Yeah their is need to changes in UN permanent securty membershp..few countries deserve their seats and india is one of them..ii think big countries will granted to india,brazil and some of europians countries in secrty council.

Civil nuclear technology is a very important issue and there should no discrimination for countries who are currently using nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Proper safeguards against misuse is a prime issue. What surprised me is to issue insurance to suppliers against any nuclear incident by Indian government. All the suppliers are responsible for the proper functioning of their equipment and indemnifying them against an incident is a big neglect by Indian govt. I see both India and Pakistan has the same approach to acquire this technology at any price.

So,there is no Good Terrorist (freedom fighters) ,right Mr.Aziz? Now ,you have come out of the main point of lamenting,cheer up Sir..you can't change world so better work out for some changes with the new environment.You are a quite senior Statesman and to keep a mark,advise your Govt. to call 'spade' a spade and act accordingly. The time is demanding so and your country is praying for the same too !

@Vectra Pakistan should wax its mussels against the hegemonic Indian designs and start lobbying for berth in NSG at least. Also time for Chines leadership ton wake up as the Indians eye UNSC seat and if it happens who will care for Chinese. They should muster support against the India;s long standing dream.

Baba Jee jo bola thek bola.

We should abandon this policy. If we Pakistanis should progress, it should be independent of India not just politically but literally as well. Focus how we get energy rather than comment on our neighbors actions. It looks like a little kid wanting attention from uncle Sam.

Nobody can stop India now, not even US. India is beyond your reach Pakistan. India will achieve what it want no matter what. Your best interest is only in the friendship with India Mr Aziz.

Sartaj AZIZ sahab please take our advice and please voluntarily step down, we desperately need you to as we require someone who can contribute concrete ideas in the short, medium and long term to drive us through the foreign policy challenge we are facing today and someone who we can look up to.

He is trying to be too diplomatic these days. Nuclear deal is not for nuclear weapons but nuclear energy.

How horrible. India is developing Nuclear Engergy, which may reduce pollution and Green House gases, instead of increasing Nuclear Arsenal

Parity should be the bulwark of US policy towards Pakistan-India. I hope that our diplomats are using all their assets to defend this historic reality. Pakistan is no pushover - even for America. We have nuclear, conventional and unconventional assets that can wreak havoc anywhere in the world.

Oh no...him again!

Is it a surprise that the comments here are flogged by the Indians? Off course not, a statement like the one made by Mr. Aziz will not sit well with Indo's despite the truth it portrays.

Cheers

This is an old hawk in action. India finalised a civil nuclear deal with the US. The weapons part of the tech we already have. Every second missile India has produced in the last few years can carry nuclear warheads and there are missiles that can strike targets with high precision. But India does not intend to use them. India is looking inwards to improve economy. These capabilities are only to deter neighbours who have nuisance value

O chhado Sartaj Aziz saab! Every nation has the right to pursue their own interests. That includes Pakistan, India, and whoever. In any case, this deal has not been ratified yet by the US Congress, so take it easy.

Pakistan friend China will also support India when time comes,they will deny 1st just to show public and its ally like pakistan but will eventually support India but yest they may fully oppose Japan but Japan had its card too to play since 2/3rd majority needed if Japan can get that majority elsewhere China's support becomes void.Same for India but in India's case China will support India as India China relations are now better.

Weakens nonproliferation regime ? Height of irony...

This man at his retirement age so let him speak.I think we have much to do than looking towards india all the time .Did he say anything when India sent their Spaceship on MARS?

He is right on dot,,,Now it's all about sustainability against nuclear toys,,,bigger and shrewder nations are working towards it,,,,enough said!

Nothing affects the stability of the region more adversely than the mere presence of Pakistan in it.

Would this guy please stop making anti India statements?

Pakistan has not been cooperative with the United States in past, not forthcoming about terrorism and then their was the bin Laden affair.

Lets us be realistic. India is a more willing partner.

This minister need to wake up. He is too old to be a minister, please give that job to some young. no one listing you or trusting you.

@agni12

Westinghouse corporation wants to make money building nuclear reactors. It is a two way deal. Pakistan, by comparison is subject to serious earthquakes. We all saw what happened to Japan.

Mr. Aziz, Now what about your last statement when Obama reaches Delhi ???

Yeah right......pakistan's miserable nuclear proliferation record disqualifies pakistan from saying anything about 'weakening nonproliferation regime'....Sartaj Aziz cracks good jokes!!!

@jaago He is already taking everything very easy and now he will wake up when US handover the complete technology

Pakistan have all the right to objective on Indian NSG and security council status because we have unresolved disputes with India i.e Kashmir , Saichine ......... unless they all have been resolved Pakistan should protest and lobby against these steps. So Sartaj Aziz is 100% right

It is a civilian nuclear deal, more over Pakistan is getting a 4th nuclear plant from China. More over according to US think tank, Pakistani nuclear arsenals is way ahead of India, so why to worry.

Mr Aziz has reasons to complain as Pakistan who is suffering from acute power shortage has been left high and dry whereas its neighbour will not only get power from nuclear generation but also one lakh MW additional power from solar energy. Bahut beinsaafi hai, par India kar bhi kiya sakta hai jab bin mange Obama India par itna meherban ho gaya aur Pakistan se 60 saal purani dosti bhool gaya. Aur bhago China ke picche...

US actually does not care about imbalancing South Asia, as long as overall balance of Asia is maintained....India cashing this geopolitical shift to its advantage fully......very hard times for Pakistan, blows coming on multiple fronts, may this nation be helped.

With a population equal to China no reason India should not join the UN Security Council.
Religious sectarianism should have no place at the United Nations. The UN was founded to help rebuild war torn Europe and give nations a voice in the international peace process including Communist China and the Soviet Union.

The deal violates Article I of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which states that “Each nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes not to transfer to any recipient whatsoever nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or control over such weapons or explosive devices directly, or indirectly; and not in any way to assist, encourage, or induce any non-nuclear-weapon State to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or control over such weapons or explosive devices.”

Its all Pakistan nation fault. Had they been honest, intelligent, hardworking, we would have been among great economic countries. First we have to make Pakistan overcome hurdles in every department and area. Deport all molvis from Pakistan soil. Remove corruption. Remove ammunition from personal possessions. Work each day to make Pakistan a better place for the world to see then we can expect US or other countries to give same dignity which India is now getting. Why are we fussing about if Obama is giving them goodies and not to us? First look into yourself what we are doing in our country.

Pakistan's National Command Authority earlier stated that its “credible minimum deterrence requirements” will continue to be met, indicating the possibility of an expansion of fissile materials stockpiles in Pakistan. Both India and Pakistan's stocks, however, already far exceed the fissile material requirements for a “minimal” nuclear arsenal. China's response will likely be similar if the deal goes through.

India wants to destabilize the entire region. After first introducing nuclear Weapons in 1974 then refusing to make the region nuclear free and going on an arms shopping spree while sponsoring terrorists groups in Sri Lanka, Pakistan etc. They will reap what they sow and thats what they call karma!

Was that a joke Mr Aziz ?

@Vectra china will veto

Seeing shadows where shadows do not exist ( at least not now ) , is jumping the gun. A play has been made.......a counter play will be made......and then something may come of it and no one really knows what shape that something will be.

Sartaj Aziz is just too outdated for this world. He is doing a great injustice to Pakistan not necessarily India. India is moving forward rapidly regardless of what Sartaj has to say. But Sartaj uses his gallant position in Paksitan politics and creates nonstop conflicts with India that only affects Pakistan's development. It is like a man ogling at neighbor's beautiful wife while ignoring his own beautiful wife. That is what I think is happening to Pakistan.

Has Pakistan been recently renamed as "South Asia"?

Wow these grapes are so sour!

Mr. Aziz added that "Pakistan reserves its right to safeguard its national security interests." Is that not true of every tin pot to powerful nations? Isn't that understood? Or does that have to be spelled out by Official of Pakistan for USA and India for their understanding, threat, or just sour grapes??

I fail to see the impact on Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Singapore, Maldives or Sri Lanka. What am I missing in the south east asian context?

If India doesn't qualifies... who else will.

The US hyprocracy - last year they would not Modi into US because of human rights violations and for his extremist thoughts - today they are having tea with him. Shows what two they are like.

I agree with him to the point that India has violated the United Nations Security council resolutions on Kashmir. As such, India should not become a Unsc member. I remember well a couple of years earlier the famous Indian journalist and activist said after her Kashmir valley visit: " Kashmiris are living under the most brutal occupation of Indian army" she also said: " What I have said is the say of millions in Kashmir". It is very clear.

If china opposes, it knows that there will be block comprising of US, Japan, Australia and India

Sir, I am a pakistani and a very loyal one. However I find your statements very stale and lacking vision. Politicians like yourselves have led the country to no where. We need energetic leaders with vision. Your India centric fear based strategy and planning has put our country decades behind and ruined it.

I was thinking that more states e.g Pak, Bangla, Afg are in severe need of power generation sources. While IND gets whatever it want for the sake of its population growth!

Sartaj for priminister

I am still waiting for the punch line...

Those referring to UN. Who cares? UN is useless. Its a complete waste of money that never gets anything accomplished. 10,000 resolutions against Israel and they are sill committing genocide. UN doesn't support an Iraq war, US still bombards it to the stone age. Its just a country club.

This guy Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz seems to handling Foreign affairs but that job carried out by Military commander Rahil. And his own duty looked after by Nawaz Sharif the PM, I wonder who is doing the PM's job? Sartaj Aziz buzzing like an old tin pot hardly has any meanings.

There he goes again, making statements, some patently misleading, others not entirely true. I don,t know what his game is, but it is people like him who have let the country down. Sometimes I feel his is the ramblings of a demented mind.

@Riaz Murtaza Look in to your own back yard. What you are doing in Pakistani held Kashmir and Balochistan. Give them rights first. Stop abducting innocent people from Balochistan. Hold elections in to Pakistan held Kashmir and then talk something. Till then you have no moral right to give your opinion in this regard.

Mr.Aziz, Couple of points.

1. You make a statement opposing Indo-US nuclear deal for domestic audience, but honestly, Pakistan is in no position even if a similar nuclear deal is offered. Why ? The cost of setting up a nuclear plant (of 2000 MW capacity) is $10 billion+.

2. India and China has border disputes and both countries went to war, which India lost along with huge territory. However, India never supported terrorists against China or resorted to Nuclear blackmail or let the issue spill to trade. India's gentleman behavior earned it the respect and rewards it's receiving today.

Pakistan should not worry for it. India is big country and have different priorities. Being a good neighbour Pak rather congratulate India.

@Canada Your right. All the states in the UNSC are states that have violated other countries sovereignty. There is no muslim country in the UNSC that holds veto power.

Pakistan has one lesson to learn from India in the stance on liability. The strict laws on liability were the results of hard work by rural community groups to prevent being trampled over by foreign capitalists and conglomerates. It was a lesson tragically learnt from the debacle of Union Carbide in Bhopal. This is the only positive element from India's big, mostly empty, boasts of being the largest democracy.

The nuclear deal between US and India is for power generation. How would generating cleaner energy be bad for Asia? Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapon know-how. If they wanted, they could blast each other several times over with nuclear weapons. This deal has no bearing on that capability. In fact, because of this deal, many nuclear establishments in India would come under international scrutiny. I fail to see the logic in Aziz's comments.

This was a civil nuclear deal, what has this got to do with national security interests of Pakistan, Aziz Sahab? But seriously, no worries China will offer all possible help, the only issue is nuclear technology will be of Chinese make!

He's doing what would be expected of someone trying to represent Pakistan's interests however I personally have no issue with US supplying india with nuclear energy. The deal has been on the cards since 2006 (Bush Jr. administration) incidentally. Moreover it actually suits Pakistan because then india is bound to open its facilities to nosy American nuclear facility inspectors. I'm sure they'll have fun with that. Whereas our nuclear program is civilian but largely run by the armed forces, meaning there will never be a risk of them being compromised. Moreover, Pakistan can and already is cooperating with China on the nuclear energy front. It's an area we need to expand on given the supply-demand gap in energy production.

@Vectra Highly doubtful.

@guddu They'll be selling us stealth bombers and more missile frigates soon so I think its more than moral support

Pakistan wants electricity from India. India needs nuclear plants to generate power. It benefits both. How will it create fragile environment? India's growth will always benefit Pakistan.

Mr. Sartaz Aziz has said something. Guys, both Indians and Pakistanis, please wait for few days, if Pakistan FO does not say he was misquoted, then we can debate about what he said. Deal ????

Both India and Pak have huge nuclear arsenal. Both wasted millions first to research, manufacture and store it probably display it in museum after a decade. It's time to use nuclear technology to help mankind. What India is doing is to create electricity for Indian industries and citizens. Time for you Pakistanis too to think of progress, development. This Deal with US need not worry Pak. If it was that important, India would have implemented in 2008 itsefl

" Pakistan has said that an Indo-US nuclear deal struck for "political and economic expediencies" would have a detrimental impact on nuclear deterrence and overall stability in South Asia."

Duh ! Destablizing the region and reconstructing it in the image of the new regional Viceroy India was the whole idea and objective of the Obama-Modi Tea Party. And all that repeated ad nauseam hugging. [Go get a room for god's sake!]

The important question to ask is what the region is going to do about. Specifically what Pakistan is going to do about it.

@Zohaib :: I do hope for the sake of India, region and Pakistan especially, like-minded, progressive-thinking, and truth-speaking people like you in Pakistan would just run senile and outdated people like Sartaz Aziz. Pakistan has lots of potential and it will only remain a potential never to be realized as long as you have people like and the current cadre of politicians, and self-serving armed forced. More power to people like you in Pakistan to life Pakistan up from the miry clay and dust it has been left for the past 45 years or so.

@Zohaib -- Finally a intelligent Pakistani..

@Saleem no it was wasted interests who went there on

Indo-US nuclear deal is for making clean energy through nuclear power and not for making atomic bombs. What Sartaj Aziz is so excited about ?

Here is what I think is gonna happen. India will produce more power thru nuclear deals and sell excess power to energy starved Pakistan. Win-Win for everyone.........Duh!!!

It was a total capitulation by Modi. When BJP was in opposition they refused to budge on unlimited liability issue and now they want to use tax payers money to fund any liability, disgusting

Handsome guy.

@Ishan If India gets in UNSC, India will pass resolution after resolution against Pakistan as if it's going out of fashion and cripple the UNSC. In one year, all UNSC members will get so fed up of India that they will kick it out.

@waqas akram Does Pakistan has even right to talk about Non proliferation . You have more number of Atom bomb than India. India is commited to no first use of atomic weapon. sometimes it feels like an atom bomb is like an expensive toy in poor kids hand . I never heard any country using the nuclear power state as much by Pakistani leaders.

Grow up now .

@Saleem This is the magic of super diplomacy. We need to examine what we are doing right and what India is doing right. We need to ask our government why we are denied the same technology that is offered to India. How long we are going to keep on making excuses for our failures?

@nasir "I was thinking that more states e.g Pak, Bangla, Afg are in severe need of power generation sources. While IND gets whatever it want for the sake of its population growth!"

Have you heard of the fact of life from the beginning of this universe "Survival of the fittest". So it is free for all, if Pakistan is more deserving than India, it can fight to get the nuclear deal for itself. Either fight with the U.S. Or snatch from India.

@Saleem Case of sour grapes, perhaps? Pakistan Zindabad

@Jamil finally. There is at least one. Pakistan Zindabad

So Mr. Aziz has a problem with India being able to generate energy for its masses? Someone should remind Mr. Aziz that India does not have a record of nuclear proliferation like Pakistan.

Hope the brothers and sisters of the both the nations have a peaceful and prosperous living conditions, end of the day its the same lord that lives in the foe or friend.

How long this madness will continue.

@Omar keep blaming India for anything and everything like Pakistan do for past 67 years, and India will grow/develop in every field by doing constructive work. what Pakistan achieve to be proud upon for past 67 years? - oil shortage, power cut, extremism, begging to USA - IMF- China for financial aid?

Mr.Aziz is still in 70 years old mood of Pakistan. He does not reflect the view of Young generation, who are generously appreciating Obama visit as regional importance, and Pakistan should try to build confidence in the world community to stuck similar deal than derailing India's deal. Pakistan has enormous religious security. It should move on with new generation and new world. What Pakistan wants is normalized relationship with every country and rural growth. If these two problems are not addressed, world will start neglecting Pakistan.

Stop your India centric ideology and do something useful for your country

@Omar karma is a sanskrit word. Do not teach our culture to us.

@Omar Don't think so..

@Riaz Murtaza Just go through the UN resolution and then see who has violated. Also see because of whom this whole Kashmir issue started.

The grapes are sour,says Mr. Azziz !!

Sartaz bhai is trying to outdo Nadeem piracha in the humor stakes

@Shyam Roy Well said.

Chacha retirement le lo. Calling Pakistan's problem and insecurity as "South Asian" problem ?

Seriously?! Does his statement make any sense at all? Seems like little an elementary school kid showing anger and frustration with little to no logic.

@Omar We have much to do than always talking about Nuclear war.And we need to know why Malala was shot? Why peshawar attack happened? There is something wrong in our defence policy which we have to know.

When would he retire? Best noon league can find to represent pakistan foreign policy?

What's this gentleman talking about? The nuclear deal will help India create clean energy for civilian purposes. How will that "negatively impact South Asia"? It seems Pakistani officials have been ordered to just criticize everything that India does, regardless of whether its good or bad.

Mr Aziz need not worry about South Asia. South Asian countries are quite comfortable with their friendship with India and are not jealous of its size and strength.They accept India as it is without any jealousy or inferiority complex. The problem is with Pakistan who wants to be equal but lacks the size and strength to match it.

then what else....!!!

@Omar then what else...!!!

@Saleem that is the power of indian premier

Don't spread Terrorism and negativity in pakistan, 1. U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement is for energy sector which strengthen industries and domestic electricity in upcoming years. There is no relation with Security matter. 2. India is not a hindu country which is against pakistan. When you frustated from extrem group of religious institution then realize Peace is the key factor of human welfare. 3. India has to fulfill requirement of his 130 caror peoples so there is no scope for war and revenge with anybody include china and others. So be passitive and do the best for your own country.

Which part does he not like - the exceptions for India or missing bread crumbs for Pakistan?

@Riaz Murtaza what about people of pakistan. they are free and happy with terrorism. and feel safe any region of pakistan.

@Riaz Murtaza offoo look who is talking people who doesn't even give respect to other religions they are now crying over human rights ??? Heights of mental illness get well soon bro ;)

A strange remark by Aziz apprehending nuclear deterrence and stability as if deal would facilitate India making more bombs which is meant only generating power and clean energy. Pakistan think tank headed by the establishment is clueless with no vision and cannot see beyond the nuclear toys, may add 200 more to double its kitty and ensure grass for its people. The country which is already plunged in darkness, crippling economy and fighting terrorism but still pursuing self-destructive policies is surely heading for a dooms day scenario.

Indo-US nuclear deal has been around since 2008. What happened this time was that an agreement has been reached on "nuclear tracking" as well as on the liability issue. Sartaj Aziz is old and senile and does not know what he is talking.

These statements don't change anything but create hindrance in dialogue

India under the leadership of Modi will get the permanent membership of UNSC and NSG

nuclear deals does impact if the traders are india and us....but will be destructive with pak

@Riaz Murtaza Which "famous indian journalist" r u talking about ???

Mr Sartaj aziz, You are going to witness in your life time India becoming permanent member of U.N. As far as Pakistan is concerned Pakistan always compared along with the Afganistan, syria. Iraq and Yeman.

@Saleem Last year Modi was only the chief minister of Gujarat. Today he is the PM of India. No one can ignore an Indian PM

@Vectra ,Mr "as they knows"when a country(India) is in violation of that council's own resolutions repeatedly for umpteen times for more then 64 years ,World will never let them come near security council's seat and never forget Pakistan will never watch from distance this drama unless India resolve the Kashmir dispute and let Kaskmiri people decide their own destiny as security council resolutions approved and India agreed to it,check it out.By the way India should respect people's wishes from Assam and let them have their own country other wise they will keep killing your soldiers by the bus load.

@Omar Neighbouring countries of india also had nuclear capabilities so it's was very necessary to India contains nuclear arsenal . China is biggest threat of india so nuclear capabilities of india have power balance between two regional giants. india doesn't war with any country which maybe Bhutan or china. India consider all type of relationship with all major countries of Asia and other regions.

Ji janab

Pakistan harps about strategic balance with india. if Pakistan. which is 1/6th of india wants a strategic balance with india, what about india which is chinas neighbor and of equal size should not have the same with china. common guys don't be irrational

But why is a middle eastern country like pakistan worried about south asia?

Folks and Mr. Aziz, let's understand a few things.

The nuclear deal is meant to facilitate nuclear energy, not build nuclear bombs. There are enough safeguards to prevent transfer of nuclear resources from energy production to military production (so you have no cause for concern).

If India is pursuing deals to satisfy it's energy requirements, I fail to understand how this can be detrimental for Pakistan.

Nuclear energy is clean energy which is good for the global environment. How is this detrimental for Pakistan.

Any surplus energy can be sold to South East Asian countries including Pakistan. How is this detrimental for Pakistan.

So please focus on satisfying your own energy and developmental needs, rather than trying to contain India's growth.

The current Indian government policy is to ignore Pakistan. And do business with the rest of the world towards making indian an economic powerhouse. I think Pakistan should also follow a similar where they ignore all the good and bad news from India. 2 years of banning India related news would change the Pakistan mindset for good forever.

@guddu but Chinese supported india .Chinese ministry issued today

@Khurram
"The deal violates Article I of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which states that “Each nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes not to transfer to any recipient whatsoever nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or control over such weapons or explosive devices directly, or indirectly; and not in any way to assist, encourage, or induce any non-nuclear-weapon State to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or control over such weapons or explosive devices.” Wow...what an intelligence?.. Use this for teaching your country people, They need your help...

@Salman great approach for making friends and influencing people....keep going it is a recipe for instant success

My friends in Pakistan...those who really feel that you can appreciate what is happening in India, start a movement for your own betterment... 1.Foremost you need to have a strong civil government with least military interference 2.Get your kids good education(which is secular and INDIA bias free) 3.Get yourself good health facilities(stop opposing Anti Polio drives saying it is a plot by western countries) 4. Stop supporting terrorist just saying it is for Kashmir.We all know that the current LOC will eventually become the International border.So stop fighting over it. 5.Safeguard your own next generation from terrorist. 6. Pressurize your government to decrease the Defense budget(which India is already doing) and utilize the money for welfare projects. 7. Stop seeing everything through India centric viewpoints and build yourself a great nation. We Indians have time and again extended sincere hand of friendship towards Pakistan and eventually a stable Pakistan is good for both the countries and the world at large.

@Sonny Afridi : China is not selling you any of their stealth fighters. Finally even if you buy it, J-31 are the worst and under performing stealth fighters in the market.

@Omar : Dont understand how ? This deal is for civil nuclear reactors, they are supposed to generate power. The americans have not agreed to nuclear tech transfers for weapons in this deal atleast. Nothing in in the sub-continent has changed from the security/military perspective as yet atleast for the Americans to start taking sides. There is a danger ofcourse of radioactive elements produced as a byproduct of the civil nuclear plants to be used for weapons but I think India's record has convinced them otherwise.

I don't think Pakistan has any reason to object to this civilian nuclear deal. Better use energies in development of own infrastructure please.

This guy is a cry baby.

@Khurram So how did your country acquire nuclear technology suddenly? According to your quotation who will punish China for the nuclear proliferation for the clandestine activity of nuclear technology transfer to Pakistan.

@Salman "We have nuclear, conventional and unconventional assets that can wreak havoc anywhere in the world.'.... you yourself gave the answer as to why pakistan is not getting the same treatment as India

@Insafseeker dude i think ur knowledge is not enough to comment. china supports india for permenant seat.and adding a new member cant be cancelled by veto power .if major countries support we are in that simple

@Dinesh Correct your geography. Pakistan belongs to south Asia.

Sartaj Aziz is 100% correct.

@Salman The deal is not for Nuclear weapons but the deal is for energy needs of the country and why are you threating every body knows that you are having more nuclear weapons than India.

The needs of a democracy with billion people will be much different from that of others; gone are the days when all bi-lateral issues were viewed as indo-pak conflict; the world is large enough for both India and Pakistan to prosper; sooner this is realized the better off both are.

Thank you Mr. Aziz. Very innovative statement to improve relations with India. Only a person of your caliber could come up with a material like that.

Unfortunately our adviser to the PM on national security & foreign affairs has no standing or clout in international affairs. He is probably unknown to many in Pakistan let alone in the international community. So he can talk the talk as much as he likes to keep his job but no one is listening or likely to listen to him on matters of bi lateral relationship between two foreign countries. Rather than expressing anti and negative sentiments he should lay out what the PM should be seeking in positive terms from our allies.

I watch movie Holiday, in the last scene, a sleeper cell head was beating Akshaya Kumar whose hand was tied by rope. After breaking his hand and legs, Akshaya asked him to beat him after opening his hand. This statement made the sleeper cell head fear Akshaya Kumar. Same is case with Pakistan. They have more nukes than India, yet fear INDIA more ;-)

@waqas akram Why you guys are worried. This deal is for nuclear energy production, not for nuclear bomb production.

@Ashfaq11 Don't worry no one will buy electricity from these US built power plant as it will be so expensive comparing to other Russia built facility. So it will die its natural death in market competition.