After that nuclear fissile material was stolen from India, but such an instance has never occurred in Pakistan,” Aziz said. Read:NSG: Delhi tells Beijing it’s all for energy, not geopolitics“If the group forms such a uniform criteria, then Pakistan has stronger credentials for NSG membership than India,” the advisor said. The NSG, which was created in response to India’s first nuclear test in 1974, is expected to hold its next meeting in June. Pakistan’s top Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz said Islamabad’s credentials for membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group are stronger than India’s if the 48-nation cartel agrees to form a uniform criteria for non-NPT states. In an exclusive interview with DawnNews on Sunday, Aziz said Pakistan has diplomatically engaged numerous countries over the criteria-based approach for non-NPT countries.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2016 03:34 UTC