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                              PAKISTAN WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS:



          Why the US and other global powers are worried





          Activists accuse the Pakistani Army of using financial support from international companies

                               like Canadian firm Barrick Gold to expand Baloch’s genocide


        OUR BUREAU                                                                                            move would pose for Pakistan’s nucle-
                                                                                                              ar weapons and its national security.
        Washington, DC
                                                                                                                  Meanwhile, drawing parallels
              t a time when US President                                                                      with the exploitative projects of Chi-
              Joe Biden’s words put the                                                                       na in Balochistan, Baloch  activists
        Aspotlight on Pakistan as “the                                                                        termed the international investment
        most dangerous nation in the world”,                                                                  by a Canadian firm, Barrick Gold, in
        Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities are also                                                              the province a “double standard” by
        occupying  a  position  of  significance                                                              the west and urged the firm to avoid
        and creating anxieties for various ma-                                                                investing in Balochistan in view of the
        jor global powers.                                                                                    human rights abuses and the depriva-
            US President Biden at a Dem-                                                                      tion of freedom of the Baloch.
        ocratic  Congressional  Campaign                                                                          The activists have accused the
        Committee Reception in Los Angeles                                                                    Pakistani Army of using financial sup-
        (California), during which he berated                                                                 port from international companies
        both China and Russia said, “This is                       US President Joe Biden                     like  Canadian  firm  Barrick  Gold  to
        a  guy (Xi  Jinping)  who  understands                                                                expand Baloch’s genocide. “We have
        what he wants but has an enormous,                                                                    repeatedly protested the involvement
        enormous array of problems. How                                                                       of the Canadian firm Barrick Gold in
        do we handle that? How do we han-                                                                     the Reko Dik project and we have de-
        dle that relative to what’s going on in                                                               manded that no aid of any kind be giv-
        Russia? And what I think is maybe                                                                     en to Pakistan as Pakistan is using the
        one of the most dangerous nations in                                                                  aid received by the international com-
        the  world:  Pakistan.  Nuclear  weap-                                                                munity against the Baloch,” said Dil
        ons without any cohesion.” Pakistan’s                                                                 Murad Baloch, Secretary General of
        government, the Taliban, its various                                                                  Baloch National Movement (BNM).
        outfits  in  Pakistan  and  Afghanistan,                                                                  So far, he said the firm has not
        and other jihadist groups inside Pa-                                                                  withdrawn from this project which is a
        kistan have created a worry over the                                                                  matter of great concern. He also high-
        nuclear weaponry falling into terrorist                                                               lighted that western media criticizes
        hands, reported Global Strat View.                                                                    CPEC and other exploitative projects
            Pakistan supports the Taliban                Pakistan’s nuclear weapons have been proliferating   of China in Balochistan but when
        covertly. The world believes that Pa-                                                                 companies  from  western  countries
        kistan’s nuclear program remains a                                                                    follow China’s footsteps in Baloch-
        threat of being stolen by terrorist or-  there is an internal Taliban takeover   with its nuclear armament.  istan, then it is considered positive.
        ganizations. Last year in August, af-  of the nuclear assets?”          Clinton made  all  sorts of offers   “This double standard is not ac-
        ter the withdrawal of US troops from   There has been multiple instance   within his ambit. Whether it was a   ceptable. Barrick Gold and the Cana-
        Afghan soil, Afghanistan has quickly   when experts and US Presidents have   state dinner to billions of dollars in as-  dian government should avoid invest-
        fallen into the Taliban’s extremist   expressed their concerns over Paki-  sistance to the country, Clinton tried   ing in Balochistan in the context of
        clutches.                         stan’s nukes. During the time of the   to persuade the then-Pakistan Prime   human rights abuses and the depriva-
            The political upheaval in Afghan-  Obama administration, a Harvard   Minister Nawaz Sharif to put off the   tion of freedom of the Baloch nation
        istan also has regional repercussions,   nuclear expert, Graham Allison, stat-  nuclear testing.      because Pakistan is using our resourc-
        especially  for  those  in  neighboring   ed, “When you map weapons of mass   However, once Clinton was un-  es to strengthen its colonial position
        Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s con-  destruction and terrorism, all roads   able to succeed in getting his way,   by killing and dumping the dead bod-
        tinued  production  of  fissile  material   intersect in Pakistan.”  he publicly condemned Islamabad’s   ies of Baloch people,” he said.
        and subsequent weapons, as well as    He said this while sitting on the   move.  Clinton  described  the  nuke   Notably, Barrick Gold Corpo-
        the potential  deployment of more   US Commission on the Prevention of   tests “dangerously destabilizing.” Pa-  ration is a mining company that pro-
        tactical nuclear weapons, only makes   Weapons of Mass Destruction Prolif-  kistan went ahead with its testing, and   duces gold and copper. It is headquar-
        the increasing possibility of the misuse   eration and Terrorism.   the US imposed crippling economic   tered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
        of these materials more glaring and   Moreover, ex-US President Bill   sanctions in retaliation.      Mark Bristow, President of Barrick
        plausible, reported Global Strat View.  Clinton also had similar apprehension   Along the same lines, Gener-  Gold, held discussions with Pakistani
            A London-based Pakistani jour-  regarding Pakistan’s strides towards   als  Mark Milley,  Chairman  of  the   officials  and  finished  all  the  docu-
        nalist Farooq Sulehria said, “The Tal-  nuclear testing. Clinton, worried   Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with their   ments needed to start building Reko
        ibanization of the Pakistan military is   about the geopolitical threat of South   high-ranking generals, claimed their   Diq being approved by the country’s
        something we can’t overlook. What if   Asia if Islamabad was to go ahead   awareness of the risks the Afghanistan   president Arif Alvi.


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