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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it is vital for India and Pakistan to have balance of power for strategic stability in the region. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad on the topic of Indian militarys Cold-Start Doctrine, he said if India acted upon this doctrine, Pakistan would respond immediately and proportionately. The FM said Pakistan and India are nuclear powers and they should act responsibly. He termed irrational the Indian armys theory of hegemony in the area. He said that the Indo-Pak nuclear imbalance would impact the economic growth of the region as well. Qureshi said he told his India counterpart that Pakistan wants economic cooperation and hence, the resolution of Kashmir issue, nuclear deterrence and balance in the traditional armed forces are crucially vital. He once again invited India to omit militarys Cold-Start Doctrine and cooperate with Pakistan for the well being of peoples in the two countries. He said he told India that terrorism is enemy of both the countries and Pakistan has sacrifices more than anyone else in the war against terrorism.
