In the Nuclear Security Index, Pakistan Performs Better Than India, Iran, and North Korea.

A global organisation assessing nuclear security has found that Pakistan is more adept at managing hazardous materials than India, Iran, or North Korea. According to the most recent review, Pakistan has improved significantly since the last evaluation, earning three more points and moving up to the 19th spot overall out of the 22 nations on the list.

It is based on the NTI Nuclear Security Index, which assesses the safety of nuclear weapons and storage facilities, compliance with international laws and treaties, regulatory frameworks for nuclear security, and use of best practises to prevent unauthorised access to such resources.

The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a nonprofit organisation with headquarters in Washington, keeps track on how nations handle nuclear material. Pakistan outperformed India (40), Iran (29), and North Korea (18) with a total score of 49.

On a list of 47 nations, Pakistan outperformed India, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, and other countries to come in at number 32 in terms of the security of nuclear facilities. Pakistan shared this position with Israel and Russia. However, the score also sparked worries about the general deterioration of nuclear security worldwide.

The NTI study underlined the fact that, after years of documenting lagging nuclear security progress, the index discovered for the first time in 2023 that nuclear security conditions were deteriorating in the dozens of nations and regions having nuclear facilities and materials suitable for use as weapons.

The report's authors also noted that a number of nations, notably Pakistan, were building up their stores of materials suitable for use as weapons, undermining attempts to reduce and eventually get rid of such items and raising the possibility of theft.

In light of the potentially disastrous effects of radiation discharge, the most recent NTI index assessed the security of highly enriched uranium and plutonium against theft as well as the security of nuclear facilities against acts of sabotage.

As a result, even if the report recognises Pakistan's notable advancements in the management of hazardous materials and nuclear security, it also expresses substantial concerns about the general decline in worldwide nuclear security and calls for increased efforts to solve these issues.