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Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons. China's supply of a nuclear reactor in 1993 and nuclear technology prior to that for the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant helped to achieve it. Its timing was a direct response to India's second nuclear test Pokhran-II, on 11 and 13 May 1998.
The Ras Koh Hills range is expanded between the districts of Chagai and Kharan,: 136 and is about 140 mi (230 km) in length, according to the survey conducted by the former British Indian Army in 1910.: 136 [8]: 8 [9] The length of the Ras Koh Range is also confirmed by the Geological Survey of Pakistan and the Survey of Pakistan which measured to be exact at 140 mi (230 km).: 13 [10]
These five devices constitute a single salvo test under the definition of "test" in List of nuclear weapons tests. Name [n 1] Date time Local time zone [n 2] [4] Location [n 3] Elevation + height [n 4] Delivery, [n 5] Purpose [n 6] Device [n 7] Yield [n 8] Fallout [n 9] References Notes Chagai 1 - 1: 28 May 1998 10:16:15.8 PKT (+5 hrs)
Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998 in the Kharan Desert in Balochistan Province of Pakistan. [3] Chagai-II took place two days after Pakistan's first successful test , Chagai-I , which was carried out on 28 May 1998 in the Ras Koh area in Chagai District , Balochistan ...
Balochistan [4] (/ b ə ˈ l oʊ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n / bə-LOHTCH-ist-a(h)n, - A(H)N; Balochi: بلۏچستان, romanized: Balòcestàn, [baˈloːt͡ʃest̪ɑːn]), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the ...
Balochistan (/ b ə ˈ l ɒ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l ɒ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Balochi: بلۏچستان [citation needed]; Urdu: بلوچستان, Urdu pronunciation: [bəloːt͡ʃɪst̪ɑːn] ⓘ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by ...
On 30 January 2024, at least six BLA fighters and four security officials have been killed in an overnight attack in the city of Mach, south of Balochistan's capital, Quetta. [133] On 26 August 2024, at least 74 people, including 14 soldiers were killed in a series of attacks in Balochistan. The Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) was a Baloch nationalist militant umbrella group, which was seeking separation of Balochistan province from Pakistan.It was formed on 11 January 2022 and following its establishment, the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA) announced their dissolution and merger into Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA).