Nepal Government Prepared to Grant Mustang Uranium Processing to the U.S.

By Mahesh Bajgai

The Nepalese government is allegedly preparing to designate a 30-square-kilometer area in Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang, as the “Mustang Special Zone” to grant the U.S. and Australia exclusive rights for uranium processing under the “Pax Silica” coalition. Despite denials from former Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal regard…