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Pakistan says exceptions to non-proliferation rules undermining

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (APP): Pakistan has called for anon-discriminatory order to promote global nuclear disarmament as “exceptions” created by some major powers from long-held non-proliferation rules — an obvious reference to US-India nuclear deal — were undermining regional strategic stability. “These ‘special arrangements’ not only denote double standards, but also aid in vertical proliferation by the beneficiary, undermining regional strategic stability, heightening the sense of insecurity, and widening the gap between haves and have-nots,” Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations