PAKISTAN NUCLEAR POWER

History of Pakistan nuclear  technology:

How to start a nuclear program by pakistan

 Pakistan nuclear energy program was started in 1956, following the establishment of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) under its first chairman dr. Mr.Nazir Ahmed by the Government of Khminister, Huseyn Suhravardy. In 1958, General Ayub an Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army seized control and imposed martial law in the country against the Government of Iskander Mirza.Then Ayub Khan and his military government had repeatedly vetoed proposals made by( PAEC) to expand the nuclear research facilities and laboratories in PAKISTAN based on the economic grounds for this field.  December 11 of 1965, months after the India-Pakistan War of 1965, President Ayub Khan had a brief meeting with Pakistani IAEA nuclear engineer Munir Ahmad Khan at the Dorchester Hotel in London on this nuclear technology. This meeting was arranged by  minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. During the meeting, Munir Ahmad Khan told clearly to President Ayub Khan that Pakistan must acquire the necessary facilities that would give the country a nuclear deterrent capability. Munir Ahmad Khan also told to Ayub Khan that there were no restrictions on nuclear technology that it was free available and that India and Israel were moving forward in deploying nuclear technology.

When Ayub Khan asked about the economics of such program Munir Ahmad Khan estimated the cost of nuclear technology at that time. Because things were less expensive  then costs were not more than 150 million. Ayub Khan listened to him very patiently but at the end of the meeting Ayub Khan remained unconvinced for this.Ayub Khan clearly refused Munir Ahmad Khan offer and said that Pakistan was too poor to spend that much money. President Ayub Khan mentioned that if Pakistan ever needed the bomb Pakistan could somehow acquire it .