{"id":19802,"date":"2025-09-20T18:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T18:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=19802"},"modified":"2025-09-20T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T18:04:24","slug":"iaea-lauds-pakistans-role-in-peaceful-nuclear-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=19802","title":{"rendered":"IAEA lauds Pakistan\u2019s role in peaceful nuclear programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s constructive contribution to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and commended its steady progress in civil nuclear technology, Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition came during a meeting between IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar, held on the sidelines of the 69th IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared on social media following the meeting, the IAEA chief praised Pakistan\u2019s cooperation with the Agency and noted that the country&#8217;s nuclear power programme was progressing steadily.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0Pakistan, IAEA sign five-year framework<\/p>\n<p>Grossi also highlighted the recent commissioning of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit-5 (C-5) as a major milestone by Pakistan in its efforts to enhance clean and sustainable energy production.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling his visit to Pakistan earlier this year, Grossi described the first concrete pouring at a new nuclear site in February 2025 as a \u201cmajor milestone\u201d in Pakistan\u2019s push for clean and sustainable energy.<\/p>\n<p>The two officials also reviewed ongoing areas of collaboration under key IAEA initiatives, including the Atoms4Food programme \u2014 which uses nuclear technology to boost crop yields, enhance food safety, and manage pest control \u2014 and Rays of Hope, which aims to improve access to nuclear medicine and radiotherapy for cancer care, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>Grossi appreciated Pakistan\u2019s proactive engagement with the Agency, particularly in training, capacity building, and applying nuclear knowledge for socio-economic development. He noted that Pakistan remains a valued partner in advancing the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read:\u00a0Landlord maims camel for &#8216;drinking water from his field&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s commitment to international nuclear safety standards, Dr Anwar, said that all nuclear power plants in the country operate under the highest safety protocols.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated that Pakistan\u2019s nuclear activities align with the IAEA\u2019s vision and expressed the country\u2019s intent to continue working closely with the Agency and its member states in advancing peaceful nuclear cooperation and regional development.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s constructive contribution to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and commended its steady progress in civil nuclear technology, Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday. The recognition came during a meeting between IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Dr [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}