Pak and Saudi Arabia are stragetic partners

[Nasir]

This article talks about the relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. It is in interest of Saudi Arabia to have good relations with Pakistan as it is a nuclear capable nation and a whole hearted Islamic Nation.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are strategic partners, says PM
* Aziz, Sultan discuss cooperation in defence, trade, security and education
* Pakistan committed to peace process with India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are strategic partners and the visit of Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud will boost collaboration in all areas, including economy, trade, investment, defence, security and education, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday.

Talking to Prince Sultan at Prime Minister’s House, the prime minister said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were bonded in religious, emotional, historical and cultural ties. He said Sultan’s visit would further strengthen their relations. He stressed the need to promote interfaith, inter-civilisation dialogue to ensure better understanding between the Islamic World and the West.

Both leaders held a one-on-one meeting for 30 minutes and were later joined by members of Saudi and Pakistani delegations consisting of federal ministers and senior officials. Aziz said that Islam was misunderstood in many parts of the world. He said Muslims needed to work harder to project Islam in its true perspective. Aziz said the Organisation of the Islamic Conference should be strengthened to respond to the challenges faced by the Ummah.

The prime minister told the Saudi prince that his government’s reform agenda was broad-based and multifaceted because of which the country achieved a growth rate of 8.4 percent last year. He said the success of economic reforms, consistency of policies, an investment friendly environment and transparency in policies and procedures had restored the confidence of investors.

Aziz said it was encouraging that Saudi investors were taking keen interest in Pakistan’s privatisation programme. He said that Pakistan had planned to set up a coastal oil refinery near Karachi and Gwadar as one of the potential areas for Saudi investment.

Aziz said Pakistan was a peace loving country and was acting as an anchor of peace in the region. “Pakistan is pursuing a policy of peace with its neighbours,” he said, adding that only peace would bring progress and prosperity to the region.

He thanked Saudi Arabia for the interest shown by King Abdullah Bin Aziz for the resolution of Kashmir issue. He said the concern shown by Saudi King was a sign of support for Pakistan. He said Pakistan was committed to the process of composite dialogue with India.

“Sustainable peace will be possible only after the resolution of all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, including Kashmir, acceptable to Pakistan, India and Kashmiris.” He said Pakistan desired to see peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan, “which is also in the interest of Pakistan”.

He thanked the people and government of Saudi Arabia for their prompt and generous financial and medical support in the aftermath of the October 8 earthquake. Sultan said Saudi Arabia considered Pakistan a “very special friend and an important country of Islamic world”. He said the relationship was rare among the two nations and was based on the firm basis of common faith and similarity of views on all important international issues. He praised the economic progress made by Pakistan and said Pakistan’s policies had generated interest in the Saudi investors and more Saudi companies were interested in starting joint ventures with Pakistani companies. He invited Aziz to visit Saudi Arabia to meet Saudi investors

Sultan urged the international community to recognise the Hamas government in Palestine and said that the world should respect the verdict given by Palestinians in favour of Hamas.

The two leaders also discussed the situation in Iraq and hoped for peace there. They also hoped for a diplomatic solution of the Iranian nuclear issue. The meeting was attended by several ministers.

The prime minister also hosted a luncheon in honour of the Saudi prince. Speaking on the occasion, Aziz said Pakistan was committed to the composite dialogue process with India. Sultan called the dialogue the best way to solve conflicts peacefully. “It is time to reach a just and peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. I hope that both countries have the correct vision and ability to continue on the path of peace and establish good neighbourly relations.”

Later, Sultan left for Saudi Arabia. He was given a warm send-off at Islamabad International Airport by the prime minister, defence minister, and Services chiefs.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C17%5Cstory_17-4-2006_pg7_22

 

[A.Rahman]

will we give them nukes any time soon? I heard something like that

 

[RAPTOR]

will we give them nukes any time soon? I heard something like that

Nuclear Umbrella, yes, but not nukes placed on saudi soil. Israel would throw a fit.

 

[RAPTOR]

will we give them nukes any time soon? I heard something like that

Remember in the 80's it was rumoured that the CSS2 missiles they bought from china for $3billion were kept near nuclear warheads kept under chinese lock and key?

And in 1988 Saudi Arabia offered Pakistan $800 million to make a Hydrogen Bomb? That wasnt even enough to make a nuclear Lab.. . They spent $38 on Iraq..!!
One pakistani scientist said we can do it if they offer us $8 billion.

 

[A.Rahman]

are we working on hydrogen bomb ?

 

[RAPTOR]

are we working on hydrogen bomb ?

What we have are Boosted fission bombs that use Tritium as a catalyst. Pakistan bought an entire Tritium plant from Germany in 1987. Making a Fusion bomb is a difficult process and that is one of the reasons india is so keen to get clearance from the NSG so it can get the Tech to make a Hydrogen bomb.

(The bomb they tried to explode in 1998 was a dud. only the first stage went off and it was a 2 stage boosted fission bomb)

 

[Bull]

And in 1988 Saudi Arabia offered Pakistan $800 million to make a Hydrogen Bomb? That wasnt even enough to make a nuclear Lab.. . They spent $38 on Iraq..!!
One pakistani scientist said we can do it if they offer us $8 billion.

How can u make such irresponsible statement in an open forum. You are putting your nation and other pakistani members to shame by stating that pakistan is a willing proliferator .

 

[Neo]

How can u make such irresponsible statement in an open forum. You are putting your nation and other pakistani members to shame by stating that pakistan is a willing proliferator .

AGREED! :hrr:

 

[Neo]

are we working on hydrogen bomb ?

My source from Pakistan tells me that we already had conducted sucessful cold simulations on N and H bomb but lacked a good design in 1998 and thats the reason the technology was not tested.
Once of the boms that didn't explode could have been either a N or a H bomb, we'll never know.

 

[RAPTOR]

My source from Pakistan tells me that we already had conducted sucessful cold simulations on N and H bomb but lacked a good design in 1998 and thats the reason the technology was not tested.
Once of the boms that didn't explode could have been either a N or a H bomb, we'll never know.

Neo, as i mentioned earlier, we dont have the tech knowledge to make Hydrogen Bombs. We can only build Nuclear Bombs which are called Fission Bombs. Hydrogen weapons are called Fusion Bombs and are in the megatons while fission bombs are measured in Kilotons.

 

[RAPTOR]

But lets not make anymore irresponsible statements about our Nuclear Project on an open forum anymore.

 

[Neo]

But lets not make anymore irresponsible statements about our Nuclear Project on an open forum anymore.

Agreed! :thumbsup:

 

[tahirkhely]

Just thinking why would Pakistan need to develop one. Already have around 90 - 100 fission bombs. i mean we r developnig ntion not a adeveloped one. so financial constraints should also be considered. nice information though. thanks.

 

[sigatoka]

Neo, as i mentioned earlier, we dont have the tech knowledge to make Hydrogen Bombs. We can only build Nuclear Bombs which are called Fission Bombs. Hydrogen weapons are called Fusion Bombs and are in the megatons while fission bombs are measured in Kilotons.

Its possible to make a 500kiloton fission weapon as well as a 400kiloton fusion weapon. fusion weapons were never as popular as boosted fission weapons for a number of reasons.

 

[sigatoka]

Just thinking why would Pakistan need to develop one. Already have around 90 - 100 fission bombs. i mean we r developnig ntion not a adeveloped one. so financial constraints should also be considered. nice information though. thanks.

pak has only 30-50 weapons, not quite enuf to maintain a robust second strike capability. u r right though, pak doesnt need to develop a fusion weapon because it needs more fission weapons.