Pakistan should persuade world to sign nuclear deals

[Neo]

Pakistan should persuade world to sign nuclear deals​

Thursday, 25 September 2008

Minister of State Dr Ishfaq Ahmad on Wednesday said with the signing of Indo-US nuclear deal, the world has now opened its doors for most advanced technology to India, therefore, Pakistan should also try to persuade international community to sign similar deals with Pakistan.

He was addressing a seminar on "Indo-US Nuclear Deal" here at Institute of Strategic Studies in collaboration with the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute. Dr Ishfaq Ahmad said prior to 2005, nuclear climate in the world was going through a change but disintegration of USSR and the events of 9/11 compelled India to review its foreign policy.

He said since India always had an ambition of emerging as a global power, it felt that there was a need to build a strategic partnership with the US. Speaking at the occasion, the Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, former Ambassador Tanvir Ahmad Khan, briefly touched upon the history of the Indo-US nuclear deal.

He said that the approval of the India Safeguards Agreement by the IAEA on August 1, 2008 must be described as a notable success of the closely orchestrated Indian and American diplomacy.

He said India was free to add a large number of warheads between now and 2014 and its military facilities could do that in perpetuity. It will become more imperative than ever before to work out a South Asian strategic restraint regime.

Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Assistant Professor, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad was of the view that the nuclear commerce was emerging as one of the lucrative businesses in the United States.

He said the revision in 123 Agreement would expand the opportunities for Indo-US cooperation, but would weaken the United Nations Resolution 1540.He said India specific exemption from NSG rules and IAEA safeguards' standards did not bring India into the nuclear nonproliferation regime.

The agreed arrangement between NSG and India would further undermine the values of NSG and weaken the already beleaguered NPT, he added. He was of the view that the world was at the threshold of a new age of nuclear expansionism, which entailed a New Global Nuclear Order.

In his presentation Brig (Retd) Naeem Ahmad Salik, ACDA, Strategic Planning Division said that after the materialization of the deal, India will become capable of increasing its fissile material production, which will compel Pakistan to look towards other avenues in order to maintain credible minimum deterrence. He said that Pakistan's nuclear policy had always had a close linkage with India.

Malik Qasim Mustafa, Research Fellow, ISSI, said that creating a "strategic partnership" by granting exceptions and waivers would bring wide-ranging implications for the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Maria Sultan, Director South Asian Strategic Stability Institute, Islamabad, said that security could not be achieved through the continued reliance on nuclear weapons. She said it could only be achieved through international cooperation in developing and maintaining effective, binding, and verifiable multilateral agreements, such as embodied in the NPT and the CTBT.

 

[Black Stone]

Pakistan PM calls for US nuclear deal like India's

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday demanded a civilian nuclear agreement with the United States after Washington signed a similar deal with arch-rival India.
The US Senate late Wednesday endorsed a landmark US-India nuclear pact, removing the final legislative hurdle for resumption of civilian nuclear trade between the two countries after three decades.

Pakistan, the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic nation, is a key US ally in the "war on terror" but it remains at the centre of global concerns over an international black market run by its top atomic scientist.

"You do not need to be worried, this is a step forward. Pakistan now will have the right to a similar civilian nuclear deal that India has gotten from the United States," Gilani told reporters in the central city of Multan.

"We do not want discrimination. Pakistan will make efforts for civilian nuclear technology and they (United States) will have to accommodate us," he added.

Pakistan has been locked in hostilities with India for more than six decades and the two countries carried out tit-for-tat nuclear detonations in 1998.

They launched a peace process in 2004, but the Indian nuclear deal has been a source of annoyance to Islamabad since US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh first agreed to the deal in 2005.

Pakistan has an "energy security plan" envisaging an increase in nuclear power generation from the current 425 megawatts to 8,800 megawatts by 2030 to meet its growing energy demands.

Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme has been under the spotlight since a 2004 confession by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of its nuclear programme, that he sold atomic secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea.

Khan was pardoned by former president Pervez Musharraf in 2004 but has been kept at his Islamabad villa ever since, guarded by troops and intelligence agents.

Pakistan has rejected international demands for access to Khan.

 

[DarkStar]

If he is going to ask for something, it should at least be something remotely possible.

What a waste of space!

 

[Black Stone]

If he is going to ask for something, it should at least be something remotely possible.

What a waste of space!

He would have a greater chance asking China, but it doesn't hurt to try I guess.

 

[Pk_Thunder]

the US should make same nuclear deal with us bcoz like india pakistan too is facing energy crisis,we should be treated equally..but IMO they wont make ND with pakistan bcoz of the two reasons,first:the proliferation issue and second:we are a muslim state....but let them think whatever,we have a china card to play

 

[Black Stone]

the US should make same nuclear deal with us bcoz like india pakistan too is facing energy crisis,we should be treated equally..but IMO they wont make ND with pakistan bcoz of the two reasons,first:the proliferation issue and second:we are a muslim state....but let them think whatever,we have a china card to play

Yes, you kinda hit the nail with the reasons. We see China as the next superpower to rival our dominance in all fields.

Since China is a Pakistan all weather friend, this chance is near zero.

 

[Kharian_Beast]

If the US is going to play divide and rule politics, well Pakistan already initiated discussion with China while it's waiting for an official "NO" from the US.

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan PM calls for US nuclear deal like India's

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday demanded a civilian nuclear agreement with the United States after Washington signed a similar deal with arch-rival India.
The US Senate late Wednesday endorsed a landmark US-India nuclear pact, removing the final legislative hurdle for resumption of civilian nuclear trade between the two countries after three decades.

Pakistan, the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic nation, is a key US ally in the "war on terror" but it remains at the centre of global concerns over an international black market run by its top atomic scientist.

"You do not need to be worried, this is a step forward. Pakistan now will have the right to a similar civilian nuclear deal that India has gotten from the United States," Gilani told reporters in the central city of Multan.

"We do not want discrimination. Pakistan will make efforts for civilian nuclear technology and they (United States) will have to accommodate us," he added.

Pakistan has been locked in hostilities with India for more than six decades and the two countries carried out tit-for-tat nuclear detonations in 1998.

They launched a peace process in 2004, but the Indian nuclear deal has been a source of annoyance to Islamabad since US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh first agreed to the deal in 2005.

Pakistan has an "energy security plan" envisaging an increase in nuclear power generation from the current 425 megawatts to 8,800 megawatts by 2030 to meet its growing energy demands.

Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme has been under the spotlight since a 2004 confession by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of its nuclear programme, that he sold atomic secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea.

Khan was pardoned by former president Pervez Musharraf in 2004 but has been kept at his Islamabad villa ever since, guarded by troops and intelligence agents.

Pakistan has rejected international demands for access to Khan.

he is wasting his breath - barking up the wrong tree!!!

 

[third eye]

Is he asking for it coz a deal has been struck with India or does Pak need it ?

If Pak needs it, shouldn't he / GOP have thought of this years ago ? Why wake up after so long ? There was a good chance of Pak getting it when the WOT was at its inception & Pak was the " blue eyed boy" ( around the U - turn time).

 

[IceCold]

Is he asking for it coz a deal has been struck with India or does Pak need it ?

If Pak needs it, shouldn't he / GOP have thought of this years ago ? Why wake up after so long ? There was a good chance of Pak getting it when the WOT was at its inception & Pak was the " blue eyed boy" ( around the U - turn time).

Ok well this has been debated over alot more times, and i think this should now be dropped as to is it related to India or not.
As for your question well it is not related to India but yes Pakistan was waiting for the right time since before this India-US nuclear deal no one have imagined that all treaties will be set aside to accommodate India. Since that is done, it gives Pakistan an opportunity to present its case within the international community to give Pakistan access to civilian nuclear technology as we are too a growning economy and there is a serious shortage of energy within Pakistan and there is certianly no lying about it. We are facing a sever energy crises.

On a side note i think its a waste of time. We wont get one and we should understand this reality. The sooner we do, the better it would be for us in the longer time. China is the only country we can rely on for such assistance.
Rest we should do it with what we have got.

 

[Kumar]

If China Offers a nuclear deal with pakistan. IAEA & NSG approval is not required ?.

 

[Spring Onion]

If China Offers a nuclear deal with pakistan. IAEA & NSG approval is not required ?.

IAEA is double standard body whereas NSG has already broken the rules.

 

[Kumar]

IAEA is double standard body whereas NSG has already broken the rules.[/QUOTE

US has to accept the china - pakistan deal. Else it will force the other countries to say NO.

 

[Spring Onion]

china as SUPERPOWER? Lol in dreams hahaha. First match Russia than think of Matching USA. Anyway am just thinking how can a communist country would luk as Superpower lol. By the way china did its best to block Indo-usa Nuclear agreement and we all know the Result lol. To be superpower u need other countries support to call u Boss. I just wonder how many friendly country china got? Pakistan? nZ? Australia? Thats all? Lol china surrownded by Enemy countries which are true Democrasy Lol

you mean Russia is not a communist country or its not a super power????


BTW actualy its INDIA that is a super power whereas China is just a communist country

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Is he asking for it coz a deal has been struck with India or does Pak need it ?

If Pak needs it, shouldn't he / GOP have thought of this years ago ? Why wake up after so long ? There was a good chance of Pak getting it when the WOT was at its inception & Pak was the " blue eyed boy" ( around the U - turn time).

I don't think Pakistan would have been more successful at raising the issue earlier because the AQ Khan issue had been raised at that time, and Pakistan had nowhere near the checks and balances on its nuclear trade and WMD Command and Control infrastructure that it does currently.

Nor did we have a 'democratically elected government'. Both those issues have been resolved at this point, the AQ Khan network in Pakistan has been busted, he has been under home arrest and isolated to a large degree, and that allows for raising the demand for 'equal treatment' based on effective measures undertaken to resolve almost all outstanding issues and concerns.

One must also remember that the reason the India US nuclear deal has gotten through is primarily because the US ramrodded it through since it wanted to develop a strategic relationship with India, not because India necessarily had a more stellar resume (other than a lot more money to spend on trade) than Pakistan.

That strategic relationship was not offered to Pakistan, and without that 'drive and motivation' from the US, India would likely not have gotten this deal either.

As IC said, the fact that such a demand has nothign to do with 'me too', but rather Pakistan's own energy needs and a demand for equal treatment has been illustrated several times. One only needs to look at Pakistan's current energy requirements, existing civilian nuclear program, and the nuclear energy plans outlined by both the Mushrraf regime and the current GoP.

Whether raising the issue has any effect or not shouldn't govern the GoP's decision to voice its just demand for fair and equal treatment. The US can keep denying it, but given that evidence has also surfaced around India's own proliferation per David Albright, I would say that the US arguments based on "India's proliferation record' are weak, and Pakistan should continue to push its case if only to underscore the double standards.