Pakistan continued to play spoilsport at the Conference of Disarmament (CD) Geneva as it blocked the 2024 Program of Work for the multilateral negotiating forum proposed by India as president despite no reference to the Fissile-Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) in the proposal. Since CD Geneva functions on consensus, Pakistan's opposition effectively scuttled the program.
"It is just the bloody-mindedness of Pakistan to block the POW with no substantive reason to do so," said a veteran disarmament diplomat while maintaining that India during its one month of presidency (January 21-February 20) came out with a document after consultations to ensure its success. The last POW that was adopted by CD Geneva was in 2022.
HT learns that at the Plenary meeting of the CD on Friday, Islamabad showed its hand in blocking the work of disarmament and arms control, something it has consistently done.
Pakistan is opposed to signing of the FMCT as it claims that this would affect its military posture with India.
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