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1976 in Pakistan

Explore 4 historical events and records for Pakistan in 1976.

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Historical records for Pakistan in 1976

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March

1 March 1976

Chief of Army Staff

Zia-Ul-Haq, Muhammad · Rawalpindi · Chief of Army Staff · Warfare / Military

Zia-ul-Haq becomes Chief of Army Staff after being selected to succeed General Tikka Khan.

December

30 December 1976

Pakistan Steel Mills

Bhutto, Zulfiqar Ali · Karachi · Prime Minister of Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Bhutto's government advances construction of the state-owned Pakistan Steel Mills complex.

Other events (month unknown)

1976

Chagai Test Site

Khan, Munir Ahmad · Ras Koh · Chairman PAEC · Warfare / Nuclear

PAEC under Munir Ahmad Khan surveys the Chagai region and selects the Ras Koh area for a possible future nuclear test.

1976

Engineering Research Laboratories

Khan, Abdul Qadeer · Kahuta · Uranium Enrichment Specialist · Warfare / Nuclear

A. Q. Khan takes a leading role in the centrifuge-based uranium-enrichment project that develops at Kahuta.

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