<br/>The US has categorically told Pakistan that it will not get any atomic power plant or civilian nuclear deal on the lines of the one signed with India. A senior Administration official said in Washington that the United States is working closely with Pakistan to help meet its growing energy needs, but Nuclear power is not currently part of the discussions. Leaders of Pakistan, who have been pitching hard for a nuclear power plant, have been told about in recently. Moreover, given the past experiences that the US had with Pakistan on nuclear proliferation issue and the episode of disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan accused of transferring sensitive technologies abroad, the official said both the top American lawmakers and those in the US Government have serious concerns about the safety of Pakistani nuclear weapons.<br/><br/>At a Congressional hearing on Thursday, a US lawmaker had expressed concern over the safety of Pakistani nuclear weapons and also about the possibility of the Taliban getting hold of the country's atomic arms.
News On AIR | February 27, 2010 11:00 AM
No India-like N-deal with Pak, clarifies US