| Pakistan has said that it will not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as its atomic capability is essential to maintain strategic balance of power in the region. “Nuclear deterrence capability is an integral part of Pakistan’s security and, therefore, it can’t be compromised upon,” Foreign Office Spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told a weekly briefing here on Monday. She said the statement of Japanese Defence Minister Koike in which she had urged Pakistan to sing the NPT was a desire for the non-proliferation regime, but Pakistan was not bound to accept the demand. |