ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the need for India and Pakistan to exercise restraint in acquiring arms and ensure regional stability, President Arif Alvi reiterated that Islamabad would not give up its pursuit of a meaningful engagement with New Delhi specifically for confidence-building measures, Pakistan’s state-run media reported on Monday.
In his comments — made while addressing an international conference in Islamabad on Global Non Proliferation Regime: Challenges and Response — President Alvi suggested that both Pakistan and India need to stop spending more money on acquiring arms and instead channel it toward public welfare.
“Pakistan’s proposal for a strategic restraint regime encompassing conflict resolution and maintaining conventional balance can provide a good basis for regional peace and security,” he said.
Dr. Alvi added that the orientation of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program is civilian and Islamabad has a complete program to harness the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The president said that Pakistan has presented a strong case by applying for the Nuclear Suppliers Group’s membership, due to its efforts and contribution toward non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Insisting that the strategic stability in South Asia is being threatened by the offensive posture and induction of lethal weapons by India, he said: “Discriminatory exemptions by certain countries for the supply of nuclear technology and supply of advanced military hardware in our neighbor has further complicated the regional security and undermined the credibility of non-proliferation regime.”
He hoped that good sense will prevail and that both Pakistan and India agree on the framework for strategic stability. The President also called for the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to ensure world peace.
India threatening regional security – Alvi
India threatening regional security – Alvi
- Pakistan president says New Delhi’s acquisition of lethal weapons impacts stability in South Asia
- Urges both countries to save on arms and spend on public welfare
Death toll in Pakistan wedding suicide blast rises to six
- Attack targeted members of local peace committee in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan
- Peace committees are community-based groups that report militant activity to security forces
PESHAWAR: The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan rose to six, police said on Saturday, after funeral prayers were held for those killed in the attack a day earlier.
The bomber detonated explosives during a wedding gathering in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, injuring more than a dozen, some of them critically.
“The death toll has surged to six,” said Nawab Khan, Superintendent of Police for Saddar Dera Ismail Khan. “Police have completed the formalities and registered the case against unidentified attackers.”
“It was a suicide attack and the Counter Terrorism Department will further investigate the case,” he continued, adding that security had been stepped up across the district to prevent further incidents.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
Khan cautioned against speculation, citing ongoing militancy in the area, and said the investigation was being treated with “utmost seriousness.”
The explosion targeted the home of a member of a local peace committee, which is part of community-based groups that cooperate with security forces and whose members have frequently been targeted by militants in the past.
Some media reports also cited a death toll of seven, quoting police authorities.
Emergency officials said several of the wounded were taken to hospital soon after the blast.
Militant attacks have intensified in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since the Taliban returned to power in neighboring Afghanistan in 2021, with Islamabad accusing Afghan authorities of “facilitating” cross-border assaults, a charge Kabul denies.
