Pak under UNSC scanner over nuke material supply to N. Korea

TIL Desk/World/New York/ The international community, it seems, continues to be unsuccessful in convincing North Korea to stop its missile tests, and according to well-placed sources in the United Nations’, this rogue nation has been quietly and consistently receiving sustained help from Pakistan when it comes to the supply of nuclear material.

Pakistan is one of few countries having both a diplomatic and an economic relationship with North Korea. This relationship goes back to the 1970s, when then Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto undertook a state visit to Pyongyang as part of his foreign policy campaign to strengthen relations with socialist states.

The United Nations is very concerned about North Korea repeatedly announcing and conducting nuclear tests, but equally anxious about countries like Pakistan allegedly providing tacit support to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un through the supply of restrictive nuclear material to facilitate these frequent and successful missile launches.