NEW JERSEY: Pakistanis living in the United States have voiced their concern over the recent barrage of articles and editorials, highlighting Pakistan’s supplying nuclear technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya.
Syed Asif Alam, President, Association of Pakistani Professionals (AOPP) said, “Mainstream western media too in the last few months has published a number of articles and editorials with the focus of cornering Pakistan.”
“You have to realize the fact that Pakistan has been pushed in the matter of nuclear transfer for countries like Iran, N. Korea and Libya, which interestingly is all based upon Russian Technology” said Mr. Alam,
The president Asif Alam said that Pakistani scientists might have helped (yet to be proved), but they were not the only one; the fact of the matter is that as reported earlier in October by Hindustan Times that Indian top scientist Dr. Prasad took up an assignment with Iran nuclear plant. This news was nowhere found, nor was the fact that these entire centrifuges were based on Russian technology.
Alam said further, “It is absolutely imperative for the Pakistani community as a whole to take notice and voice their opinions regarding this very dangerous issue which is prone to damaging effects with the start of the US congressional session. We need to be pro-active and look for ourselves and Pakistan and the demand the media to be fair and balanced.”
Association of Pakistani Professionals, a US based think tank that strives for educated view of Pakistan has setup action alert on the web page at http://www.aopp.org where it is asking the community members to write to the western media and voice their opinion.
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