previously PAKISTAN SHARIF NUCLEAR TO FOLLOW C* PAKISTAN - NUKE OFFER The Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, is visiting the United Arab Emirates for talks with Arab leaders on the situation in South Asia following the recent nuclear tests.

He is accompanied by his petroleum minister, Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan, and is due to travel on to Saudi Arabia A BBC correspondent in Dubai says both countries have reportedly promised not to disrupt their oil supplies to Pakistan following its nuclear tests.

Several countries including the United States have imposed economic sanctions against Pakistan to discourage foreign investment and credit.