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Nuclear disarmament in South Asia will not begin until India and Pakistan resolve their fundamental differences, said Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Riaz Khokar last night in a speech at Coolidge Hall...
...Khokar's speech on "Hindus, Muslims and the Bomb: Relations Between India and Pakistan in the 21st Century," sponsored by the Harvard chapter of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP), drew about 40 listeners...
...Pakistan does not want confrontation with India," Khokar said. "We've had wars in the past, and in every war we've come out the worse...
Since last year's tests, both Pakistan and India have discussed signing the United Nations' (UN) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. While no formal agreement has been made, Khokar said his government is committed to signing the treaty before it goes into effect in September...
...Khokar added that the UN--and specifically the United States--must work harder to bring Indian and Pakistani representatives to the negotiating table...