{
  "id": 16300631,
  "title": "Pakistan calls for equitable, non-discriminatory civil nuclear cooperation at UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/pakistan-calls-for-equitable-non-discriminatory-civil-nuclear",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:52:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636658/pakistan-calls-for-equitable-non-discriminatory-civil-nuclear-cooperation-at-un"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan emphasized the crucial role of fair, non-discriminatory civil nuclear cooperation at the United Nations on Saturday. In his remarks during the UN General Assembly Plenary discussion on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report, Syed Atif Raza, Pakistan's Counsellor at the Permanent Mission to the UN, stressed that preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction should not hinder international cooperation in peaceful uses of dual-use technologies, which is vital for the economic development of developing nations. He affirmed that Pakistan is a signatory to key international nuclear safety and security agreements and that every nation has the inalienable right to utilize nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in line with their non-proliferation obligations and international law. Raza also stressed that outstanding safety issues should be resolved through technical bodies like the IAEA, free from political bias, and called for an end to irresponsible and destabilizing rhetoric that could escalate tensions and threaten global peace. Operating six nuclear power reactors under IAEA safeguards, Pakistan currently meets approximately 20% of its national energy needs and generates one-third of its low-carbon power. The Pakistani delegate expressed support for the IAEA's peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology, looking forward to the successful implementation of the agency's major initiatives.",
  "summary": "All countries must retain their inalienable right to utilise nuclear energy for peaceful purposes: Ambassador Raza",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}