Nuke deal may tangle South Asian security

Possibility of US-Pakistan pact may also strain ties with India: Experts

BEIJING - Indications by the US that it was open to Islamabad's plea for a civilian nuclear deal akin to the US-India agreement would further complicate the security situation in South Asia, experts told China Daily on Monday.

The Times of India newspaper reported on Monday a possible policy shift by the US, which has until now rejected Pakistan's entreaties for a nuclear deal.