Acknowledging Effort: IAEA director calls on PM, president

The premier said Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is helping the country to meet its power requirements.

Yukiya Amano called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan was actively expanding its power production potential by utilising nuclear technology to address country’s severe energy crisis.

Talking to Director General International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano at the PM House, the premier said Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) was helping the country to meet its power requirements.


He said Pakistan with the help of IAEA was making use of nuclear technology in several areas including power production, medicine, agriculture, food preservation and water management for the benefit of its people.

Yukiya Amano also called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.
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