List of Pakistan’s nuclear program and weapons 

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Let me share with you, a List of Pakistan’s nuclear program and weapons .

Year Event Description
2020 successful test of the Shaheen-III ballistic missile range of up to 2,750 km and can carry nuclear warheads
2016 Pakistan successfully tests its first submarine-launched cruise missile capable of delivering nuclear warheads
2013 Pakistan begins building its fourth nuclear reactor
2006 UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Pakistan for proliferation activities
2004 Abdul Qadeer Khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear program, confesses to sharing nuclear technology with Iran, North Korea, and Libya
1998 Pakistan conducts its first nuclear tests, Becomes nuclear power in the world. Other countries with nuclear power are

1.      Russia

2.      United States of America

3.      China

4.      France

5.      United Kingdom

6.      Pakistan

7.      India

8.      Israel

9.      North Korea

1990 International pressure and economic sanctions force Pakistan to declare moratorium on nuclear testing
1985 Pakistan begins uranium enrichment program
1974 India conducts first nuclear test, As a result Pakistan also conduct  nuclear test
1972 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan, announces the goal of developing nuclear weapons
1956 Establishment of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
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