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Britain to ease nuclear sanctions against Pak, India

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LONDON: United Kingdom has decided to ease sanction against Pakistan and India relating to civilian nuclear energy.

Under the relaxed rules, applications for items under the dual-use list of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will now be allowed to Pakistan and India, on a 'case-by-case basis' and only when their end-use will be in an IAEA-safeguarded civilian nuclear facility.

PTI quoted British foreign office spokesman that the government has notified Parliament about the significant changes in its laws regarding the export of dual-use nuclear technologies to India.

"We will be again opening the doors to Indian nuclear scientists and research organisations, academics and nuclear industry officials to come to the UK," the spokesman said.

Applications for other licensable items, even those under Weapons of Mass Destruction end-use controls, will also be opened on a case-by-case basis.