On Wednesday, The Foreign Office announced that Pakistani nuclear scientists and an institution bagged international awards, recognising Pakistan’s advancement in the application of nuclear technology for the achievement of sustainable development goals.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have jointly conferred these awards.
The awards include the Outstanding Achievement Award to Pakistan’s Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB). The Team Achievement Award for work in the same area has also gone to a group of four scientists in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).