In 1989, Pakistan concludes agreements with China…
1989 CE
In 1989, Pakistan concludes agreements with China and France to construct additional nuclear power-generating plants.
These reactors are to be located inland on the Indus River to serve the rapidly increasing demand of Punjab.
In the legislative arena, the sharia ordinance enacted by Zia dies when it is not approved by Parliament during the prime ministry of Benazir Bhutto.
Despite a strong power base, Bhutto encounters numerous problems in office, including regional ethnic clashes, the difficulties caused by the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, and long-term tensions caused by Pakistan's poverty and its uneasy relationship with India.