The election took place by consensus during the 68th Session of the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna, representing the Middle East and South Asia region. This marked Pakistan’s 21st term on the IAEA’s BOG.

PAEC Chairman Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar said: “It is, indeed, a great pleasure for me to address a community that is keen to adopt nuclear science and technology for the socio-economic uplift of their countries.

“Pakistan enjoys a longstanding and mutually beneficial partnership with the IAEA. Cancer is one of the major contributors to non-communicable diseases, causing the death of 0.18 million people annually in Pakistan.”

He said PAEC gives high priority to the application of nuclear technology in the health sector.

Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to share its experience and expertise in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology with IAEA Member States through the Agency’s Technical Cooperation Programme and various collaborative frameworks.

Earlier in the month, Pakistan was also elected as the President for the Tenth Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS).

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