Nuclear for peace
June 27, 2021
Ever since Pakistan declared itself a nuclear power, it has had to carry a stigma. That of a proliferator of nuclear technology and an unstable and unsafe custodian of the most powerful weapons in the world. Awarded rightly or wrongly, the stigma has meant that a lot of doors for nuclear progress in the country have been kept closed for long. But now, concerted efforts, made over the past two decades by the nation in this sector, are starting to get some recognition.
The first of these recognitions have come from IAEA, the biggest nuclear watchdog in the world, and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. These agencies have conferred awards on Pakistan’s Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) and five of the country’s top nuclear scientists for outstanding achievements. Besides, a young scientist award has been given to a scientist belonging to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission for work in plant mutation breeding and rel
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