Pakistan is against arms race in space: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Wednesday stated that the country was against an arms race in space.

“Pakistan has been a strong proponent of Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space. Space is the common heritage of mankind and every nation has the responsibility to avoid actions which can lead to the militarization of this arena,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.

The press release from Pakistan came on the same day as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised address stated that the country had shot down a satellite in space with an anti-satellite missile.

Pakistan has stressed that there is a need to address the gaps in the international space laws with a view to ensuring that no one threatens peaceful activities and applications of space technologies for socio-economic development.

“We hope that countries which have in the past strongly condemned demonstration of similar capabilities by others will be prepared to work towards developing international instruments to prevent military threats relating to outer space,” the press release added.

“Boasting of such capabilities is reminiscent of Don Quixote's tilting against windmills,” it further read.