ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed concern over a long-term uranium supply agreement between Canada and India, as well as potential cooperation between the two countries on small modular reactors and advanced nuclear technologies.
Responding to media queries, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan believes civil nuclear cooperation should follow a non-discriminatory, criteria-based approach that applies equally to all countries, including those that are not signatories to the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
He warned that selective exceptions undermine the credibility of the global non-proliferation framework and could further destabilise regional and international peace and security.
Andrabi described the arrangement as yet another country-specific exception in civil nuclear cooperation.
He highlighted the historical irony that India’s 1974 nuclear test, which used plutonium produced in a Canadian-supplied reactor intended for peaceful purposes, directly led to the creation of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
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The spokesperson also noted that India has not placed all of its civilian nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, leaving several installations outside international monitoring.
He cautioned that guaranteed external uranium supplies could allow India to divert domestic uranium resources for military purposes, potentially expanding its fissile material stockpiles and nuclear arsenal, thereby affecting the strategic balance in South Asia.
Meanwhile, India and Canada earlier signed several agreements in New Delhi, covering cooperation on critical minerals, renewable energy, technology, and the landmark uranium supply deal for nuclear power.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the agreements have infused bilateral relations with “new energy, mutual trust, and positivity.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described his visit as an important step in improving ties, which had been strained in 2023 after Ottawa accused New Delhi of involvement in attacks against Sikh activists in Canada—a claim India has denied.
