Pakistan has no intention to enter arms race — PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (KUNA) — Pakistan does not harbour any aggressive designs against any country and has no intention to enter into an arms race, said Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro here on Wednesday.
At a meeting with Federal Minister for Defence Saleem Abbas Jilani, he said that Pakistan’s defence policy was based on peaceful coexistence in conformity with the prevailing geo-strategic environment and national aspirations.
A press release quoted him as saying that the government was fully cognizant of the country’s defence needs and would continue making all necessary resources available to modernize and upgrade its defence needs in view of the current technological developments.
He said Pakistan was playing a stabilizing role in the region and believed in the settlement of all outstanding disputes through diplomatic means.