Marshall islands nuclear case rejection vindication of Pakistan stance: Foreign Office

“The decision of the court is a vindication of Pakistan’s stance that its nuclear programme is a matter of its national defense and security which falls exclusively within its domestic jurisdiction,” the Foreign Office said in a release.

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“The court upheld the strong counter-arguments put forth by Pakistan,” it said and added that “there was no dispute, let alone a legal dispute,” that existed between the Marshall Islands and Pakistan.

The Marshall Islands had filed suits at the ICJ against all the nine states – China, France, Israel, North Korea, Russia and the United States, India, Pakistan, United Kingdon – possessing nuclear weapons. Israel has never formally admitted to having nuclear weapons.