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UNITED NATIONS: Under the scanner over nuclear proliferation and fears of the international community over its devastating nuclear arsenal falling into the wrong hands, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a high level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that a nuclear discrimination must end and that Pakistan needs civil nuclear technology to sort its energy crisis.

Speaking at a special session on nuclear disarmament at the UN under the Non-Aligned Movement, the premier called on the world community to renew global consensus on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and promotion of cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Elaborating on his proposal, Nawaz said that such a consensus should be based on equity, balance, restraint and cooperation among all states and called on the General Assembly to convene a Special Session in this regard and affirmed Pakistan’s readiness to make its contribution to this consensus-building exercise.

Nawaz also drew attention to certain policies based on discrimination and double standards, underscoring that such policies have damaged the integrity of existing treaties and norms of non-proliferation. He called for an end to this nuclear discrimination.

“Dictated by politics and profits in the recent past are altering the strategic balance in our region” – an obvious reference to the US-India civilian nuclear deal.

On the proposed Fissile Material Treaty, he said Pakistan’s stance was determined by national security and strategic equilibrium in South Asia.

“We advocate a comprehensive strategic restraint regime that establishes nuclear restraint, balance in conventional forces and a mechanism for conflict resolution.”

Pakistan, the Prime Minister said, believed in the concept of security for all; not security of a privileged few.

Credible minimum deterrence

Outlining the salient features of Pakistan’s nuclear policy, the Prime Minister stressed its guiding principles of restraint and responsibility.

“We do not want an arms race in South Asia, because consequences of conflict with nuclear weapons will be horrendous.”

Nawaz, who had overseen Pakistan’s maiden nuclear tests that announced the country’s ascendancy into the nuclear club, noted that Pakistan was fully alive to the evolving security dynamics and would maintain deterrence to reinforce strategic stability in South Asia.

“It was on my watch as Prime Minister in 1998 that Pakistan conducted nuclear tests,” Nawaz said.

“I can tell this Assembly that this decision was taken after much thought and deliberation. We were compelled to do so in response to the developments in our neighbourhood. It was an existential choice we made for strategic stability in our region.”

Civil nuclear technology

In the broader context of energy crisis in Pakistan, Nawaz made the case that the country needs to to acquire energy from all sources including nuclear.

“We require energy from all sources – conventional and alternate.”

The premier underscored that Pakistan fully qualifies to have full access to civil nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. ”We have the expertise, manpower and infrastructure to produce civil nuclear energy.”

“As we revive our national economy, we look forward to international cooperation and assistance in nuclear energy under IAEA safeguards.”

Nawaz makes case for civil nuclear technology for Pakistan – The Express Tribune
 
I must accept that, these points make a lot of sense and do have some weight, they are not hollow !!!!
 
UNITED NATIONS: Under the scanner over nuclear proliferation and fears of the international community over its devastating nuclear arsenal falling into the wrong hands, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a high level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that a nuclear discrimination must end and that Pakistan needs civil nuclear technology to sort its energy crisis.
So that it can convert spent fuel from its 'peaceful' nuclear reactors to weapon grade in its Kahuta nuke reactor to feed its insatiable appetite for more nuclear bombs? :P
 
Pakistan has to eliminate TTP completely, Else there will always be security concerns. and other countires may not be willing to give them a NSG waiver.
 
typical indian mentality...
Nope! Not just 'Indian' mentality but world mentality, because the world knows what you guys would do with the technology. AQ Khan is a typical example of nuclear proliferation and skullduggery, stealing blueprints from the Danes and the Germans for making a nuke.

And what's the guarantee that you guys will not convert spent fuel to weapons grade? The world knows you can't provide it, knowing your past history of subterfuge and proliferation in nuclear technology. North Korea and Iran are examples. North Korea gave you the missile technology in exchange (Ghauri etc). I wonder what you guys got in exchange from Iran? :smokin:
 
@OrionHunter

This is just a smoke screen, until we get our CNTC on the road with China. None of us have a second opinion on such an arrangement with the US.

Crying wolf is needed.
 
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good move i would say, well played mian saab, now the questtion is who is going to build those?? China? do we have infrastructure to support such a move, I mean earth quakes and natural disasters etc. @Slav Defence was doing some research on the models of such tech
 
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Meri jan....... you can build a modern reactor inside a volcano...... no need to worry about "can it be built".

good move i would say, well played mian saab, now the questtion is who is going to build those?? China? do we have infrastructure to support such a move, I mean earth quakes and natural disasters etc. @Slav Defence was doing some research on the models of such tech
 
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good move i would say, well played mian saab, now the questtion is who is going to build those?? China? do we have infrastructure to support such a move, I mean earth quakes and natural disasters etc. @Slav Defence was doing some research on the models of such tech

Inshallah I will be joining you all after this month.
 
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ya like gaanja made deal with IMF and Dollar now near 108 expected 125.... haina ******** PML-N! Pakistan ******** League
 
Nawaz Sharif should stop wasting time of other countries in useless banter in UN body meetings.

A few days back he wanted a special session for talk on drone strikes in Pakistan - now he wants a special session for talk to give civil nuclear deal to Pakistan. :lol:

Mr. NS - No one's interested so stop wasting time of others.
 
Meri jan....... you can build a modern reactor inside a volcano...... no need to worry about "can it be built".
well my knowledge on Nuclear weapon is limited hence I asked the question.
I was referring to what happened in Japan.
 

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