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Ours is a bigger deal: Musharraf
WASHINGTON, JAN. 23. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, today said he was prepared to accept denuclearisation of South Asia and sign a no-war pact with India.
In an interview to NBC TV, he, however, said he would not reciprocate India's no-first use of nuclear weapons pledge. Pakistan was prepared to go much farther: accept denuclearisation of South Asia and sign a no-war pact with India.
When it was suggested that India realised the danger of nuclear war better than Pakistan and that was why it had pledged no first use, Gen. Musharraf said, ``I would like to differ on this issue that India understands it better that Pakistan. We understand it, if not better, as much as they do.
Asked why he did not accept no-first use of nuclear weapons, he said, ``why should we be accept what they (Indians) say? Why don't they accept what we are saying? Also, may I say the world should accept what we are saying?
``We want to denuclearise South Asia. We want to sign a no-war pact with them. Isn't that better? I think the world community should insist on that. Pakistan is offering a much bigger deal.''
- PTI
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