Pakistan is struggling for a civil nuclear accord with the United States to meet its energy needs, a senior Pakistani official said Monday.

After attending a seminar organized by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Sardar Asif Ahmad Ali, said that the government is in efforts for a civil nuclear accord with the U.S. to overcome its energy crisis, the local news agency News Network International reported.

He said right now it is trying to get energy from sources like coal, solar energy, wind energy and other alternative means.

Source: Xinhua