India, May 25 -- Pakistan considers India an existential threat and will continue to pursue efforts to modernise its military, including the development of battlefield nuclear weapons, the latest World Threat Assessment report released by the US Defence Intelligence Agency on Sunday said.

"Pakistan regards India as an existential threat and will continue to pursue its military modernization effort, including the development of battlefield nuclear weapons, to offset India's conventional military advantage," the report said.

It added that Pakistan is modernising its nuclear arsenal and maintaining the security of its nuclear materials and nuclear command and control.

"Pakistan is modernizing its nuclear arsenal and maintaining the securi...