US to transform Pak energy economy, sans N-energy

Noting that there is not going to be a magic cure for Pakistan's ailing energy sector, the Obama Administration has said the US is looking to transform energy economy of the country.

However, it made no reference to the nuclear energy as one of the option to bail out Pakistan from its deepening energy crisis.

Following the US-India civilian nuclear deal last year, Pakistan has been asking for a similar agreement with the US, but America has been resisting from it, given the concerns it has about Islamabad's past record with regard to nuclear proliferation, in particular the A Q Khan network.

US State Department Co-coordinator for International Energy Affairs David L Goldwyn, who would soon be leading a US delegation to Pakistan to discuss the ways and means to resolve Pak's energy crisis, said America would have a partnership with Pakistan in this regard.

"This is going to be US-Pakistan energy policy dialogue, so it's two-sided. And what we want to do is work with them to create a climate where private capital will be invested, and to help them articulate their own vision of an energy sector," Goldwyn told reporters.

"They have a national energy plan. They have a vision in all of the sectors that you mention -– oil, gas, coal, renewable also -– about what they can do. And that's what we're going to spend two days in Pakistan talking about," he said.