Islamabad: The recent attack on Pakistani check post by NATO Forces
demands that Pakistan should review its policy towards United States
otherwise there are chances of more such attacks in all the provinces.
This
was stated by Dr. Maria Sultan, Director General, South Asian Strategic
Stability Institute, while delivering a lecture in a seminar titled as
“Nuclear Non-proliferation: emerging trends and implications for
Pakistan” at National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad
on Wednesday.
Department of International Relations organized
the event , which was by was largely attended by the students, faculty
members, Heads of Departments, Deans and high officials of the
University including Maj Gen (R) Masood Hassan, Rector and Brigadier
Azam Jamal Director General NUML.
Dr Maria said that the NATO
attack was deliberate and it was aimed at judging the response of
Pakistan with a view to pursue its future plans. The attack continued
despite proper identification of Pakistan security posts was made, she
remarked.
On nuclear non-proliferation, Dr Maria Sultan said
that Obama administration has made nuclear disarmament, the cornerstone
of its non-proliferation policy which has resulted in global zero
campaign. She said the US administration has the ambition of nuclear
free world which is facing a number of restraints.
On Pakistan’s nuclear programme, she said it has strong safety and security system in places for its nuclear facilities.
She
also highlighted the concept of ‘haves and have-nots’, bilateral
treaties and conventions, US National Security Strategy 2010 as well as
Kerry-Lugar bill and its complications for Pakistan. Quoting figures,
she said that Pakistan has spent more on Coalition-support programme
than it has received from the United States. Online
