run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported from Vienna quoting an IAEA report. According to it, the report said Pakistan has taken stringent measures to secure its nuclear materials and is continuously pursuing to meet international standards in regulating its nuclear activities. Referring to Pakistan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority, the IAEA said, those accusing Pakistan about safety of its nuclear materials need to assess their own record. The report stated that Pakistan does not figure in “IAEA Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Material Database” report, which shows incidents occurred mostly in different parts of the European countries. The report released by the IAEA revealed that out of 827 confirmed incidents involving nuclear, radioactive materials and radioactively contaminated material from 1993-2005, Pakistan is not included in any of these incidents. So far, there is not a single incident of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials as is manifested from Illicit Trafficking Database (ITDB) report to which Pakistan subscribes through its Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA). The IAEA has been maintaining ITDB since 1995 to facilitate the exchange of authoritative information on reported incidents among the member states. Pakistan is also participating in the ITDB programme in which reporting is voluntary. The ITDB covers incidents involving unauthorized acquisition, provision, possession, use, transfer or disposal of nuclear and other radioactive material whether deliberately or inadvertently, with or without crossing international borders.
