Pakistan's primary motive for developing nuclear weapons was to counter India, but Islamabad's nuclear ambition under its architect and a prolific proliferator, Abdul Qadeer Khan, evolved it into an ...

This chart shows a timeline of India and Pakistan's estimated nuclear warhead stockpiles.

Saudi Arabia's recent mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan is widely seen as a strategic move by the kingdom as it seeks alternatives to its traditional security guarantees from the United ...

A Pakistani official told CBS News that the country "will not be the first to resume nuclear tests" in response to President Trump's assertion in an interview with 60 Minutes that the country has ...

The Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) concluded between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on September 17 has surprised many in South Asia and the Arab Gulf countries. The development followed close ...

Pakistan has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that it is among a handful of nations actively testing nuclear weapons. A senior Pakistani security official told CBS News his country was “not the first to ...