Pakistan fears Japan's signing of a civilian nuclear technology deal with India could undermine regional stability, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, while asking the international community not to discriminate against his country in favor of its neighboring archrival.

The official, Nafess Zakaria, responding to a Kyodo News query on Friday's deal inked during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tokyo, urged Japan and other countries "to objectively assess the consequences of discriminatory approaches to our region."

Pakistan, he said, considers the exemption granted to India by the Vienna-based Nuclear Suppliers Group, effectively allowing the South Asian country to expand its nuclear power industry, "has negatively impacted the strategic balance in the region."