The Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) is launching the "Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament: Contemporary Challenges and Prospects" seminar report on Monday. The 181 page report on the international seminar held on May 7 this year documents the proceedings of the seminar and provides the recommendations framed by Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) on the basis of the presentations and discussions at the seminar.
The seminar that was participated by leading international and national experts on non-proliferation and disarmament looked into the challenges confronting the global non-proliferation regime and discussed Pakistan's plea for a non-discriminatory nuclear regime; access to civilian nuclear technology and inclusion in the multilateral export control regimes.
The international seminar held under CPGS' flagship project 'JOHAR: Contemporary Debate in Second Nuclear Age', which studies the evolving dynamics of nuclear non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, had also sought to dispel misperceptions about Pakistan's nuclear program.
The seminar report launch, being held in collaboration with German Foundation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, will bring together experts to discuss the policy recommendations given in the report. Those speaking at the event include: Lt Gen Syed Muhammad Owais (retd), Lt Gen Agha Umar Farooq (retd)and Ambassador Munawar Bhatti.
Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik would be the key note speaker on this occasion.
Meanwhile, Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) President Senator Sehar Kamran would present an overview of the report.
Senator Sehar Kamran, speaking about the report, said that progressive erosion of international arms control and non-proliferation structures was worrisome and the seminar explored some of the reasons behind this international trend. T
he recommendations by Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS), she noted, provides key suggestions for promoting global peace and security.
"The recommendations in the CPGS report represent the rights all countries ought to have enjoyed in an equitable nuclear regime and hence constitute the steps required to fulfil the vision of security for all," she added.