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Pakistan Gets Approval For New Nuclear Plant
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 25, 2006 The global atomic watchdog has approved an agreement with Pakistan for its second nuclear power plant, being built with Chinese assistance, the foreign ministry said Saturday. The 35-member Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday unanimously approved the safeguards agreement for Pakistan's Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2, the ministry said in a statement. "The approval of the agreement is a success for Pakistan and recognition of its non-proliferation commitments," it said and added that a similar safeguards agreement was also in place for Chashma-1 in the central Punjab province. Chashma-2 is part of Pakistan's "Energy Security Plan", that envisages an increase in nuclear power generation from the current 425 mega watts to 8800 mega watts by 2030 to meet its growing energy demands, it said. Pakistan is one of the only three non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty member states that enjoy the right of concluding such a safeguards agreement, it said. Pakistan has already placed two research reactors and two nuclear power plants under the Agency's safeguards. "Pakistan has been fulfilling its obligations in respect of these agreements and looks forward to continued cooperation with the Agency within the framework of the applicable safeguards agreements in future as well," it said. Chinese President Hu Jintao currently visiting Pakistan said Friday Beijing would continue to help Pakistan with its nuclear power industry but did not announce any new deal with long-term ally Islamabad. Pakistan's nuclear programme had been under the global spotlight after its former chief atomic scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan admitted in 2004 that he had provided nuclear technology to North Korea, Libya and Iran. Islamabad denied official involvement.
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NATO's Afghan Caveats Harmful
Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2006NATO members have come through with only 85 percent of the troops and capabilities to which they've committed, and some of the 36 countries who contribute a total of 33,000 troops to ISAF have also placed caveats limiting their use to peaceful missions, top U.S. military and diplomatic officials said Tuesday. |
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