VIENNA, Sept 7: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has declared that there is not a single incident of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials by Pakistan. According to a report published by the IAEA, “Pakistan has taken stringent measures to secure its nuclear materials and is continuously pursuing to meet international standards in regulating its nuclear activities.”

Referring to Pakistan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority, the IAEA said: “Those accusing Pakistan about safety of its nuclear materials need to assess their own record.”

The report stated that Pakistan does not figure in ‘IAEA Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Material Database’ which shows incidents occurred mostly in different parts of some European countries.

The report, recently released by the IAEA, revealed that out of 827 confirmed incidents involving nuclear, radioactive materials and radioactively contaminated material from 1993-2005, Pakistan was not included in any of the incidents.

To the day, there was not a single incident of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials as was manifested from Illicit Trafficking Database (ITDB) report to which Pakistan subscribes through its Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA).

The IAEA had been maintaining ITDB since 1995 to facilitate the exchange of authoritative information on reported incidents among the member states.—APP