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Mr. Baloch might be the Pakistani equivalent of Rush Limbaugh, but it is newsworthy that he's saying this to the media.
Pakistan could be targeted after Iran
Monday, February 28, 2005
Daily TimesCHINIOT: "The United States’ evil designs against the Muslim Ummah will not end even after attacking Iran, as Pakistan could be next," said Liaqat Baloch, deputy secretary general Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). (a Pakistani political party)
Talking to journalists on Sunday, he said that the Ummah was passing through a difficult period, as the US and European countries were trying to destroy Islam. He slammed the government for removing the religion column from the passport, terming it as a step to destroy the Islamic culture of the country. MMA, he said, would fight against the ongoing government drives aimed at changing the image of Islam
The MMA is a Islamic right-wing political party with deep support in areas bordering Afghanistan. They even have a provincial government. So people do notice when they talk. Does this mean that the U.S. will someday attack a fellow nuclear power as Baloch insists? Probably not, but this won't stop the MMA from using this to publicly attack the President General Pervez Musharraf government over its support for the U.S. led global war on terrorism. The Pakistani military, which is still mostly loyal to Musharraf, but has come under increasing fundamentalist influence, is the only opposition standing between fundamentalist extremists possibly possessing nuclear weapons someday.
They are with us, or against us.
Yeah damn, we're going into Pakistan too!
Tell me when we get to invade Canada.
we're already in pakistan...
Sounds like an attempt to rally more terrorists.
Looks like Pakistan plans to use a LOT of nuclear power over the next few decades. I hope Dr. Kahn is not helping to develop Pakistan's grocery list of nuclear needs.
What a difference between US reaction to Iran and to Pakistan. Iran wants to begin generating nuclear power, and that presents an intollerable outrage, since Iran might develop nukes on the side.
Pakistan HAS nukes, HAS nuclear generating facilities, HAS threatened its neighbor with its nukes, has possible governmental connection with nuke sales to Libya and North Korea, and now plans to increase its nuclear generation by 1800%.
Kinda makes you go, huh?
Govt aiming for 8,500 MW of nuclear power by 2030
Daily Times, Pakistan Tuesday, March 01, 2005
By Khalid Mustafa
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to explore new markets for the import of equipment and expertise in order to be able to generate 8,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by 2030. A senior official said the decision to diversify nuclear technology imports was made after President Pervez Musharraf was given a presentation on Pakistan’s ‘Action Plan’ for meeting future energy requirements. Dr Akram Sheikh, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, made the presentation on February 15.
Pakistan currently generates 462 MW of nuclear power a year, 300 MW from Chashma Nuclear Power Plant and 162 MW from Karachi Nuclear Power Plant. Pakistan imports Chinese technology for its nuclear plants, but the official described this technology as “crude” compared to newer European technology. “With Chinese technology, Pakistan can get a maximum of 600 MW from one unit,” or plant, he said.
The Planning Commission wants Pakistan to be able to generate 8,500 MW of nuclear power by 2030, and to achieve this target needs equipment and expertise from European countries such as France or Germany, the official said. “France has developed a capability to generate 2,000 MW of nuclear power from one unit. That is the kind of technology we need.” The official said Pakistan wants to standardise nuclear power generation at each plant to 1,000 MW per unit.
Under the long-term ‘Action Plan’, Pakistan would generate 32 to 35 gigawatts (GW) of hydroelectricity by 2030, though this could be potentially as much as 45 GW. The official said Pakistan could achieve this target by building large dams at Kalabagh, Basha and Akhori.
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Isn't nuclear power the way of the future?
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