Pakistan shares concerns on proliferation of WMD

Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said Pakistan being a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology remains fully cognizant of its obligations to nonproliferation and disarmament.
 
Addressing an international conference in Islamabad on Monday, she reiterated that Pakistan shares the global concerns on proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
 
Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan stands out as a country that has extensive legislative regulatory and administrative framework for effective control of transfer of sensitive goods and technology to prevent their diversion to non-peaceful uses. She maintained that our export control regime is at par with international export control standards and best practices.
 
The Minister of State recalled that Pakistan had applied for the membership of Nuclear Supplies Group (NSG) back in 2016. She said Pakistan’s strongly believes that its expertise, capabilities and strong credentials of cooperation should help further non-proliferation goals of the NSG. She said the NSG should agree on an objective criterion for the membership of non-NPT states which is applicable without any discrimination.
 
The Minister of State said Pakistan has a comprehensive program to harness the full potential of nuclear energy for peaceful application. We have the expertise, infrastructure and human resource in this regard.  She pointed out that our national stated goal envisages expansion in nuclear energy capacity to no less than fifty thousand megawatts by 2050.