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PM Gilani eyes nuclear deal after India-US pact

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Oct 2, IRNA

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India's landmark nuclear trade agreement with the United States should open the way for a similar deal for Pakistan, the prime minister said on Thursday.

The US Congress approved the deal late on Wednesday ending a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with India, unleashing billions of dollars of investment and drawing the world's biggest democracy closer to the West.

Critics say the deal does grave damage to global efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons, by letting India import nuclear fuel and technology even though it has tested nuclear weapons and never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

In Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said the deal should not be seen as a cause for concern.

"You don't have to be worried about it," Gilani told reporters in his home town, Multan when asked about the deal.

"Pakistan will now be justified to also make a demand for a similar deal as we don't want discrimination," Gilani said. "Pakistan will also now make efforts for a civil nuclear (deal) and they will have to accommodate us," he said.