‘Pak remains active procurer of N-dual use goods’

Washington: Alleging that Pakistan remains an active procurer of nuclear dual-use goods and utilizes highly sophisticated networks to obtain what it needs, a leading US think-tank has asked the Obama Administration to stop Islamabad’s illicit nuclear trafficking activities.
Referring to the charge sheet against a Pakistani man living in Maryland for illegally buying US goods with nuclear dual-use applications between 2005 and 2010 and sending them to Pakistan, Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security said this highlights the need to improve US government/industry cooperation and information sharing to detect illicit procurement networks.
The two Pakistani entities which received goods through this alleged illicit procurement operation were the Chashma nuclear power plant (CNPP) and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).