Islamabad: Pakistan said on saturday containers Seized by Indian authorities in Gujarat Mundra Port Shanghai-bound cargo ships were “empty”, but were previously used to transport fuel from China. Karachi For K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants.
NS Pakistan Foreign Office The statement was issued in response to questions from the press about reports in the media on “seizure of potentially radioactive material” by Indian authorities at the Mundra port on a cargo ship from Karachi port to Shanghai, China.
the foreign office said Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Officials have reported that these “empty containers” being returned to China were previously used to transport fuel for the K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants from China to Karachi.
“The containers were ’empty’ and the cargo was correctly declared as non-dangerous in shipping documents,” the Foreign Office said.
It also said that both the K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants in Karachi and the fuel used in these plants are under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
The statement added that the reports of “seizures of potentially radioactive material” are factually incorrect.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Friday said a joint Directorate of Customs and Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team seized several containers from a foreign ship at Mundra Port over concerns that they contained undeclared dangerous goods.
The seized dangerous cargo containers were en route from Karachi in Pakistan to Shanghai in China, and the containers were not destined for Mundra Port.
India’s largest port operator said in a statement that the cargo was listed as non-hazardous, while the confiscated containers carried Hazard Class 7 markings – indicating radioactive substances.
“On November 18, 2021, a joint Customs and DRI team seized several containers from a foreign vessel at Mundra Port on concerns that they contained undeclared dangerous goods.
“… although the containers were not destined for Mundra Port or any other port in India, but were en route from Karachi in Pakistan to Shanghai in China, government officials dropped them at Mundra Port for further inspection,” Adani Ports, part of the Adani Group conglomerate, said.
NS Pakistan Foreign Office The statement was issued in response to questions from the press about reports in the media on “seizure of potentially radioactive material” by Indian authorities at the Mundra port on a cargo ship from Karachi port to Shanghai, China.
the foreign office said Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Officials have reported that these “empty containers” being returned to China were previously used to transport fuel for the K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants from China to Karachi.
“The containers were ’empty’ and the cargo was correctly declared as non-dangerous in shipping documents,” the Foreign Office said.
It also said that both the K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants in Karachi and the fuel used in these plants are under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
The statement added that the reports of “seizures of potentially radioactive material” are factually incorrect.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Friday said a joint Directorate of Customs and Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team seized several containers from a foreign ship at Mundra Port over concerns that they contained undeclared dangerous goods.
The seized dangerous cargo containers were en route from Karachi in Pakistan to Shanghai in China, and the containers were not destined for Mundra Port.
India’s largest port operator said in a statement that the cargo was listed as non-hazardous, while the confiscated containers carried Hazard Class 7 markings – indicating radioactive substances.
“On November 18, 2021, a joint Customs and DRI team seized several containers from a foreign vessel at Mundra Port on concerns that they contained undeclared dangerous goods.
“… although the containers were not destined for Mundra Port or any other port in India, but were en route from Karachi in Pakistan to Shanghai in China, government officials dropped them at Mundra Port for further inspection,” Adani Ports, part of the Adani Group conglomerate, said.
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