Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Monday criticized North Korea, saying its reported nuclear test could spark a proliferation «chain reaction.» «It is regrettable that the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) chose to ignore the advice of the international community not to test a nuclear weapon,» ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told a news conference in the capital, Islamabad. Aslam said Pakistan supported the six-party talks aimed at getting North Korea to step back from its nuclear program. «Pakistan deplores the announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that it has conducted a nuclear test,» Aslam said. «This will be a destabilizing development for the region.»
