Saudi Arabia is Pakistan’s key economic partner. National Turk
Reports Of Nuclear Cooperation With Saudi Arabia Baseless: Pakistan -- Pakistan Today
Pakistan has declared news of nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia as baseless and devoid of truth.
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam during the weekly press briefing on Thursday said Pakistan has a declared nuclear weapon and civil nuclear programmes. She said Pakistan’s civilian nuclear programme was under IAEA safeguards and was used for energy‚ medical‚ agriculture and other fields.
Tasnim said Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud will start a three-day visit to Pakistan from February 15 on the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. She said a Saudi delegation would accompany him. The spokeswoman said both the countries would discuss a wide-range of issues, including trade‚ defence and export of Pakistani manpower to Saudi Arabia.
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Update #1: FO rejects reports of nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia -- Business Recorder
Update #2: Denying Western media reports, Pakistan has said it won’t give nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. --National Turk
My Comment: The Pakistanis and the Saudis can deny all that they want .... but talk of a secret Saudi - Pakistan nuclear agreement has been around for a very long time.
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