Pakistan reaffirms to boost cooperation with IAEA

By Asghar Ali Mubarak

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s dedication to further strengthening its collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to harness the full potential of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, ensuring continued benefits for the people of Pakistan and the global community.

Pakistani cuisine recipes Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi paid a courtesy call on the prime minister at the PM House. During the meeting, they discussed the peaceful applications of nuclear technology in various sectors, including cancer diagnostics and treatment, agriculture, food preservation, water management, and industry, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

The prime minister commended the IAEA’s initiatives in promoting nuclear energy as a key solution for mitigating climate change and emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to leveraging nuclear technology for sustainable development.Pakistani cuisine recipes. During the meeting, the prime minister noted that, as one of the founding members of the IAEA, Pakistan has maintained a productive and mutually beneficial partnership with the Agency spanning over several decades.

With the IAEA’s support, Pakistan had made significant progress in nuclear power generation, industrial development, healthcare, and agricultural advancements, contributing to the country’s socio-economic growth, he added. The DG IAEA appreciated Pakistan’s constructive and longstanding engagement with IAEA and said that the organization would continue to work with Pakistan in the same spirit.

Earlier, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday highlighted his government’s tedious efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth based on enhanced productivity and industrial buildup. The prime minister made these opening remarks at the meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by him where he referred to his interaction with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Dubai who appreciated team Pakistan for its commendable efforts in implementing the IMF programme and amicably achieving economic indicators.Pakistani cuisine recipes.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the appreciation of the IMF chief was encouraging who praised the dedication of Pakistan economic team engaged in implementing the IMF programme.

He added that the country witnessed a remarkable surge in foreign remittances that demonstrated the trust of the overseas Pakistanis in the current government.

The prime minister mentioned his father’s example for hard work who always emphasised upon him and his elder brother for serving the nation with unmatched passion and relentless effort and reinvigorate their passion in testing times with self motivation. Prime Minister Shehbaz also commented on his interactions with the heads of states of UAE, Sri Lanka and global investors. He informed that he had a detailed interaction with the President of UAE featuring fruitful discussion on foreign investment prospects in Pakistan where the Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir was also present.

“Pakistan has presented the Palestine case in a befitting manner at the Dubai Summit as 50,000 innocent Palestinians have been killed which is a great tragedy,” the prime minister said.

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He commented on the Libya Boat incident and regretted that many precious lives were lost. He directed the quarters concerned to ensure that this heinous crime come to an end.

While reprimanding the irresponsible statements of the Israeli prime minister, the prime minister said that Pakistan would continue to protect the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He mentioned that the Turkish President was arriving in Pakistan on his two-day official visit later on the day.

Prime Minister Sharif said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a great leader of the Muslim Ummah who always supported Pakistan.