Sanctions in Way of Treaty, Regime Says

Pakistan will not sign a global nuclear test-ban treaty unless economic sanctions against the impoverished nation are lifted, the new military-led government said. But Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar also said Pakistan will not conduct further nuclear tests unless another nation in the volatile region, including Pakistan’s main rival, India, does first. Pakistan wants an end to economic and trade sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other countries after last year’s underground nuclear tests by the two uneasy South Asian neighbors. Further sanctions were imposed by some countries last month after the army took over.