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NATION OCTOBER 21, 2022 | The Indian Eye 6

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and other jihadist groups inside Pa- withdrawn from this project which is a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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