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Pakistan to renew bid for nuclear deal with US
NEW YORK, Oct 14 (APP): Pakistan is to renew its bid to seek a civilian nuclear deal similar to one the U.S. concluded with India at the top-level strategic dialogue between the two countries next week, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Pakistani officials. But the newspaper said that the move threatens to further strain relations that are already tense over Islamabads refusal to attack Taliban havens on its soil. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is scheduled to hold the dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Oct 22.
Islamabad views a civilian nuclear deal with the U.S. as a key compromise to show Pakistan is on a level with its rival India in the eyes of the U.S. Such a deal would assuage fears here that Washington has any intention of dismantling Pakistans nuclear programme, the Journal said in a dispatch from Pakistans capital.
The U.S. is unlikely to give in to the demands, Pakistan officials acknowledge, adding a further level of mistrust to a relationship already bedeviled by frustration in Washington over Pakistans failure to crack down on Taliban militants that attack U.S. troops over the border in Afghanistan.
The Wall Street Journal said Washington was concerned about Pakistans previous history of proliferationan obvious reference to A Q Khan networkand continued ramping up of its military nuclear arsenal, which it is developing as a deterrent to India, possibly with Chinese aid. The dispatch pointed out that US had turned down Pakistans requests for a civilian nuclear deal in the past.
The dispatch said, The US views next weeks talks as key to getting Pakistan to move against militancy in return for billions of dollars in civilian and military aid. Help with civilian nuclear power, a role China currently fulfills, could help improve ties, some analysts say.
It will be the third such meeting since March, underscoring the pivotal role relations with Pakistan plays in U.S. foreign policy.
A U.S. official said the issue wasnt on the official agenda for the meeting but could easily be raised.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency )
NEW YORK, Oct 14 (APP): Pakistan is to renew its bid to seek a civilian nuclear deal similar to one the U.S. concluded with India at the top-level strategic dialogue between the two countries next week, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Pakistani officials. But the newspaper said that the move threatens to further strain relations that are already tense over Islamabads refusal to attack Taliban havens on its soil. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is scheduled to hold the dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Oct 22.
Islamabad views a civilian nuclear deal with the U.S. as a key compromise to show Pakistan is on a level with its rival India in the eyes of the U.S. Such a deal would assuage fears here that Washington has any intention of dismantling Pakistans nuclear programme, the Journal said in a dispatch from Pakistans capital.
The U.S. is unlikely to give in to the demands, Pakistan officials acknowledge, adding a further level of mistrust to a relationship already bedeviled by frustration in Washington over Pakistans failure to crack down on Taliban militants that attack U.S. troops over the border in Afghanistan.
The Wall Street Journal said Washington was concerned about Pakistans previous history of proliferationan obvious reference to A Q Khan networkand continued ramping up of its military nuclear arsenal, which it is developing as a deterrent to India, possibly with Chinese aid. The dispatch pointed out that US had turned down Pakistans requests for a civilian nuclear deal in the past.
The dispatch said, The US views next weeks talks as key to getting Pakistan to move against militancy in return for billions of dollars in civilian and military aid. Help with civilian nuclear power, a role China currently fulfills, could help improve ties, some analysts say.
It will be the third such meeting since March, underscoring the pivotal role relations with Pakistan plays in U.S. foreign policy.
A U.S. official said the issue wasnt on the official agenda for the meeting but could easily be raised.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency )
