Further Reading

Pakistan Special Weapons Agencies

National Security Council
National Command Authority

Ministry of Defense


Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC)
Defense Science & Technology Organization (DESTO)

Daud Khel Chemical Plant, Lahore
Karachi CBW & BW Warfare R&D Laboratory

Pakistan Air Force
Air Force Strategic Command (AFSC)



Pakistan Army

Strategic Planning Directorate (SPD - ex CDD)
Strategic Forces Command (ASFC)

Pakistan Navy
Navy Strategic Forces Command (ASFC)


Ministry of Defence Production

Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Wah Munitions Plant
Air Weapon Complex (AWC)
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC)

Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Technology, Topi


Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)

Directorate of Technical Development
Directorate of Technical Equipment
Directorate of Technical Procurement
Science and Engineering Services Directorate
Institute of Nuclear Power, Islamabad

Pakistan Institute of Science & Technology (PINSTECH)
New Laboratories, Rawalpindi
Pilot Reprocessing Plant
Parr-1 and Parr-2 Research Reactors
Center for Nuclear Studies, Islamabad
Computer Training Center, Islamabad
Nuclear Track Detection Center (a.k.a. Solid State Nuclear Track Detection Center)


Khushab Reactor, Khushab, Punjab
National Development Complex/Centre


Atomic Energy Minerals Centre, Lahore
Hard Rock Division, Peshawar
Mineral Sands Program, Karachi
Baghalchur Uranium Mine, Baghalchur
Dera Ghazi Khan Uranium Mine, Dera Ghazi Khan
Issa Khel/Kubul Kel Uranium Mines and Mills, Miniawali District


Multan Heavy Water Production Facility, Multan Division, Punjab
Uranium Conversion Facility, Islamabad
Golra Ultracentrifuge Plant, Golra
Sihala Ultracentrifuge Plant, Sihala


Chasma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP), Kundian


Chasma Fuel Fabrication Plant, Kundian
National Engineering Service of Pakistan, Kundian

Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP), Karachi

KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, Karachi

Computer and Development Division

Heavy Water Production Plant
Hawkes Bay Depot, Karachi


Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission (SUPARCO)

Aerospace Institute, Islamabad
Computer Center, Karachi
Control System Laboratories
Flight Test Range, Sonmiani Beach
Instrumentation Laboratories, Karachi
Material Research Division
Quality Control and Assurance Unit
Rocket Bodies Manufacturing Unit
Solid Composite Propellant Unit
Space and Atmospheric Research Center, Karachi
Static Test Unit, Karachi

Ministry of Industries & Production
State Engineering Corporation (SEC)
Heavy Mechanical Complex Ltd. (HMC)
Peoples Steel Mills Ltd, Karachi