17 January 1986
A high-ranking French delegation will arrive in Pakistan on February 11, 1986 under the leadership of the secretary general of the Ministry of Energy to discuss the sale of a nuclear reprocessing plant. The delegation will meet with Pakistani President Zia ul-Haq and Prime Minister Junejo.
--"Talks On French Reprocessing Plant," Nawa-E-Waqt (Lahore) In Urdu, 17 January 1986, Pg.1; World Wide Report, 21 February 1986, Pg.60; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 21 February 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

1 February 1986
The International Chamber of Commerce for Arbitration, based in Paris, rules that the French company, Societe Generale pour les Techniques Nouvelles (SGN), is guilty and should pay damages to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for breaching a 1976 contract to supply a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant to Pakistan under the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) safeguards. However, the court finds that it was the French government that forced SGN to violate the contract.
--"Court Battle Over Nuclear Contract," Nuclear Engineering International, February 1986, Pg.7; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 1 February 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

2 March 1986
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Dean Hinton expresses doubts about Pakistan's nuclear program and asks the Pakistani leadership to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Ambassador says that "if Pakistan wanted to pursue its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, it can get more aid from the U.S. and other countries."
--"U.S. Ambassador Cited On NPT," Delhi Domestic News Service In English, 2 March 1986; World Wide Report, 26 March 1986, Pg.47; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 26 March 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

12 March 1986
Libyan leader, Muammar al-Qadhafi, pledges that Libya will never help Pakistan acquire a nuclear bomb. Al-Qadhafi states that he considers nuclear weapons production a "fatal mistake against humanity."
--"Al-Qadhafi Pledges Not To Produce Nuclear Bomb," Kuna (Kuwait), 12 March 1986; World Wide Report, 10 April 1986, Pg. 35; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 10 April 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

18 April 1986
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Niaz A. Naik holds talks with his Indian counterpart, Mr. Venkateswaran, and makes it clear to India that his country has neither the intention nor capability for a nuclear weapon program. The foreign secretary also says that Pakistan "has made several proposals for a nuclear weapon-free zone in South Asia."
--"Peaceful Aim Reaffirmed To India," Karachi Domestic News Service In English, 19 April 1986; World Wide Report, 19 May 1986, Pg. 50; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 19 May 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

26 April 1986
Prime Minister Mohammed Junejo asks the United States and China to help Pakistan's peaceful nuclear program in order to tide over power shortages in the country. This is the first time that Pakistan publicly sought assistance from China on nuclear development. U.S. Ambassador Deane R. Hinton says the USA is willing to help Pakistan in nuclear technology, provided its peaceful uses are verified by international inspections.
--"Pakistan Leader Asks US And China To Aid Nuclear Power Program," Nucleonics Week, 1 May 1986; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 1 May 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

1 June 1986
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agrees to provide the Pakistan Atomic Energy Agency (PAEC) with technical assistance worth $450,000. This decision is made at a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria. The PAEC also mentions that a new console has been installed and made operational on the Pakistan Atomic Research Reactor (PARR). This marks the first step in the overall renovation of the Reactor.
--"IAEA To Give Technical Aid To PAEC," Nuclear Engineering International, June 1986, Pg.13; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 1 June 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

26 June 1986
Dr. AQ Khan announces that Pakistan has a program to manufacture an indigenous nuclear reactor. He also declares that Pakistan's nuclear program is not weapons-oriented since President Zia ul-Haq has given a commitment not to allow uranium enrichment of more than 5%. Pakistan's efforts to set up a 900 MW nuclear power plant at Chashma in Mianwali have not been very successful due to an embargo setup by the suppliers of nuclear technology on grounds that Pakistan has not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or accepted full scope safeguards.
--"Pakistani Efforts For Indigenous Reactor, Fuel Cycle Confirmed," Nucleonics Week, 26 June 1986, Pp.1-3; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 26 June 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

July 1986
U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Pakistan Foreign Minister Yaqub Khan sign an agreement to transfer advanced U.S. technology including mainframe computers and communications equipment with the condition that Pakistan cannot transfer the equipment to a third country and may not use it in any nuclear weapons program.
--"An Assertion That Pakistan Is Not Building Nuclear Weapons," Nuclear News, August 1986, Pg.29; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 1 August 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

16 July 1986
Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammed Khan Junejo assures the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Pakistan has no plans to build a nuclear bomb and is abiding by President Reagan's guidelines that the enrichment plant at Kahuta be limited to no more than 5%, the highest enrichment necessary for civilian reactor fuel.
--"An Assertion That Pakistan Is Not Building Nuclear Weapons," Nuclear News, August 1986, Pg. 29; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 1 August 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

29 July 1986
Prime Minster Mohammed Khan Junejo visits Paris and meets with French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and President Mitterrand to discuss the 1976 treaty whereby France would supply Pakistan with an atomic reprocessing plant.
--"France Expected To Honor Atomic Plant Deal," Nawa-I-Waqt (Lahore), 29 July 1986, Pg.4; World Wide Report, 22 October 1986, Pp. 34-36; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 22 October 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

31 July 1986
Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammed Khan Junejo returns from visiting four countries including France and announces (from Islamabad) that he and French Prime Minister, Jacques Chirac, have decided "to put an end to the dispute revolving around a 1974 contract for France to supply Pakistan with a reprocessing plant and components." The two prime ministers agree to name "experts," to resolve the dispute "by this fall."
--"French And Pakistanis Will Try To Resolve Reprocessing Dispute," Nucleonics Week, 31 July 1986, Vol. 27, No. 31, Pg. 8; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 31 July 1986, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.

3 August 1986
The Soviet ambassador to Pakistan warns Islamabad against going nuclear. This is the first time that the USSR adopts a public position on nuclear proliferation in South Asia. The USSR along with India and Israel, opposes the nuclearization of Pakistan.
--"Commentary Discusses Implications Of Moscow's Warning," The Muslim (Islamabad), 3 August 1986, Pg. 4; World Wide Report, 12 September 1986, Pp. 53-54; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 12 September 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

8 September 1986
Mr. Munir Ahmed Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), says that "while Pakistan currently relies on imported nuclear plants, it will gradually be able to make them locally." He also says that "Pakistan is planning to sign an agreement with a European country to obtain a reactor without signing the NPT." The reactor will be built at Chashma. Moreover, Pakistan says that it will not sign the NPT unless India does the same.
--"AEC Chief Talks Of Plans For 'A Few' Nuclear Plants," Dawn (Karachi), 8 September 1986, Pg.9; World Wide Report, 3 November 1986, Pg.62; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 3 November 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

15 September 1986
An agreement for bilateral cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy is concluded between Pakistan and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The agreement specifically mentions peaceful cooperation and puts all the materials and equipment under it to be covered by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. Both sides also agree not to transfer any material or equipment to any third country without prior consent.
--"Pakistan, China Sign Cooperation Agreement," The Pakistan Times, 21 September 1986, Pg. 1; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 21 September 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

26 September 1986
The Prime Minister of Pakistan reiterates that the agreement between Pakistan and China is exclusively for peaceful purposes. The agreement specifically says that "material supplied by China to Pakistan for the purposes of research and development would be governed by IAEA safeguards."
--"Commentary Defends Nuclear Agreement with PRC," Karachi Domestic Service, 26 September 1986; World Wide Report, 26 October 1986, Pg. 33; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 26 October 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

4 October 1986
Munir Ahmed Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), is elected President of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) Board of Governors (BOG). This comes as part of the IAEA's elections of its new BOG officers.
--"The IAEA's New Board Of Governors Elected Officers," Nucleonics Week, 30 October 1986, Pp. 10-11; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 30 October 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

16 October 1986
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) develops a noise analysis surveillance system for its nuclear reactors. "The surveillance system can detect malfunctioning of reactor components such as control rod, fuel element, or grid plate vibrations at a very early stage." The system was tested on the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) and was found to be satisfactory.
--"Pakistan," Nucleonics Week, 16 October 1986, Vol. 27, No. 42, Pg. 14; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 16 October 1986, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.

30 October 1986
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) are pleased with the recent performance of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP). The Plant "has achieved near-record production during the first eight months of 1986." Furthermore, it has "generated 338,000 MW-hours, slightly over 42% nominal gross capacity, but PAEC sources said that plant availability has been at 84% and it has set a record of continuous operation of 104 days." The power plant runs on indigenously fabricated fuel and supplies the metropolitan city of Karachi.
--"Pakistan," Nucleonics Week, 30 October 1986, Vol. 27, No. 44, Pg. 12; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 30 October 1986, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.

November 1986
Officials from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) claim that they have commissioned a uranium mill at Dera Ghazi Khan entirely through indigenous efforts. This information was made public at the "Atom for Development Exhibition-1986," begin held in Lahore, Pakistan.
The PAEC's "Atoms for Development," exhibition highlights the commission's achievements in discovering uranium and refining it with indigenous efforts.
--"Pakistanis Tell Of Indigenous U Mining and Milling Effort," Nuclear Fuel, 1 December 1986, Vol. 11, No. 24, Pg. 6; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.

4 November 1986
The Reagan administration expresses "very serious concerns about Pakistan's unsafeguarded nuclear program," but the administration says that it has "no evidence that Islamabad had exploded a bomb."
--"Reagan Administration Concerned Despite No Evidence of Pakistani Bomb," The Associated Press, 4 November 1986, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.

7 November 1986
The United States warns Pakistan that it will cut off aid if Islamabad continues its efforts to make a nuclear bomb. Nuclear experts believe that the People's Republic of China (PRC) had conducted a test for Pakistan in the Sinkiang desert. Also, The Washington Post reported that Pakistan had conducted heavy explosives tests in September, in order to develop an implosion trigger device.
--"U.S. Dangles Aid To Halt Pak N-Efforts," The Times of India, 7 November 1986; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 7 November 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

8 November 1986
Pakistani President Zia ul-Haq, formally directs the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to begin work on the design and manufacture of an indigenous, inherently safe nuclear reactor to meet the country's growing energy requirements. The President also says that "Pakistan would welcome cooperation from any country in its nuclear program." Any new contemplated reactor would be a heavy water reactor like the one supplied by Canada for the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP).
--"Zia Orders Pakistan AEC To Design Indigenous Nuclear Reactor," Nucleonics Week, 13 November 1986, Pp. 3-4; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 13 November 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

27 November 1986
Pakistan is cooperating with a number of Muslim countries in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and is willing to extend this cooperation with others. Pakistan has already concluded bilateral agreements with Niger and Malaysia.
--"Pakistan Cooperating With A Number Of Muslim Countries In Peaceful," Nucleonics Week, 27 November 1986, Pp. 4-5; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 27 November 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

December 1986
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Abdul Sattar, visits France to meet with the French foreign minister and to discuss the possible supply of a 900 MW French unit at the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP).
--"Pakistan Holds Reactor Talks In France, Seeks Canada Safety Data," Nucleonics Week, 11 December 1986, Pp. 2-3; in NTI Nuclear and Missile Developments, 11 December 1986, http://www.nti.org/db/nuclear.

28 December 1986
Senior Indian and Pakistani officials discuss plans for creating a treaty which would ban attacks by the two neighbors on each other's nuclear plants.
--"India-Pakistan Talks," The New York Times, Information Bank Abstracts, 28 December 1986; in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 28 December 1986, http://web.lexis-nexis.com.

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