Pakistan, IAEA sign five-year plan to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation in food, health and energy

Pakistan, IAEA sign five-year plan to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation in food, health and energy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a new five-year cooperation plan on Wednesday to scale up the peaceful uses of nuclear technology in agriculture, health care, clean energy and environmental protection, reported the state-owned media.

The 2026–31 Country Programme Framework (CPF), signed on the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, is designed to use nuclear science to support Pakistan’s development agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Covering three IAEA technical cooperation cycles, the framework identifies priorities from boosting crop yields and food safety to expanding cancer treatment and strengthening nuclear safety and climate resilience.

“The signing of this Country Programme Framework reaffirms Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology,” said Dr. Raja Ali Raza Anwar, chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan news agency.