Pak elected to IAEA board

Islamabad, Sept. 18: Pakistan was on Friday elected to the Board of Governors of the UN atomic watchdog IAEA for a two-year term against a regional seat reserved for the Middle East and South Asia.

Pakistan was the consensus candidate of the region, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office. The election took place by acclamation at the IAEA’s general conference, which began in Vienna on September 14.