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Pakistan for no-war pact after end of Kashmir row

Islamabad ready to lose nukes if Delhi does

PTI, AP, Islamabad
Amid fresh peace overtures by India and Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said his country could work for a no-war pact with India followed by mutual reduction of troops and denuclearisation of South Asia if the Kashmir issue was resolved.
If the Kashmir issue was resolved and there was peace and security in the region, South Asia could be de-nuclearised mutually by India and Pakistan, Musharraf said in an interview to a Pakistani TV channel, ARY Gold.
"Our concern is our security. We have been saying that if there is no problem to our security, Pakistan and India can move to mutual reduction of forces and have nowar pact - this has been our stand," he said.
He was quoted as saying that
Pakistan Army could cut its size if the Kashmir issue was resolved.
Musharraf also dismissed reports that India and Pakistan agreed for a dialogue process due to pressure from international community. "No one can put pressure from outside but there can be some suggestion for this purpose."
Musharraf said the new peace move was initiated due to the prevailing impression in India and Pakistan that issues could be resolved through a dialogue.
Musharraf also declined to directly answer questions whether hardliners in BJP scuttled a settlement in Agra.
Expressing optimism about the new peace overtures, Musharraf said, "(Prime Minister Atal Bihari) Vajpayee may have thought that it will be the great achievement of his career if all the disputes between
India and Pakistan including the core issue of Kashmir are settled, which will lead to establishment of peace in the region".
He said the resolution of all the outstanding issues through peaceful and amicable negotiations would benefit Pakistan and India.
"I think it will be a great achievement for the leaders of the two countries," Musharraf said.
AP adds: Pakistan is ready to get rid of its nuclear arsenal if uneasy neighbour India also does, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.
''As far as Pakistan is concerned, if India is ready to denuclearise, we would be happy to denuclearise,'' Aziz Ahmed Khan said. ''But it will have to be mutual.''
Pakistan and India declared themselves nuclear powers after
detonating atomic devises in 1998. Neither arsenal is open to inspections and it's not known exactly what either Pakistan or India possesses.
Pakistan says it developed its nuclear arsenal in response to the perceived threat from India.
''Our position has been that we were forced into the situation because of Indian nuclear ambitions,'' he said.
The two South Asian neighbours have fought three wars since the end of British rule of the subcontinent in 1947.
Two of those wars have been over the disputed Kashmir region. the international community has been pressing the two neighbours to hold peace talks to end their relentless bickering fearing it could escalate into a nuclear confrontation.