Senior officials from China and Pakistan witnessed the ceremonial start of construction at Chashma unit 5, days after Pakistan's nuclear regulator issued a construction licence for the Hualong One unit.

Representatives from China and Pakistan formally signed the final acceptance certificate for Karachi unit 2, just over three years after the 1100 MWe unit started up.

Pakistan's Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has formally given its approval to the project to build unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant, two weeks after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took part in a ground-breaking ceremony for the reactor.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the 1200 MWe unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant, which is being built by China National Nuclear Corporation.

Pakistan has signed a USD4.8 billion deal with China to construct a Hualong One reactor as unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant in Pakistan's Punjab province, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced.

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has granted an operating licence for unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant, the second of two Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactors at the site.

A ceremony has been held to mark the inauguration of unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. China National Nuclear Corporation said the two Hualong One reactors at the site have now both officially been delivered to Pakistan and put into operation.

Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan passed acceptance tests on 18 April, marking the Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactor's entry into commercial operation, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.

Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan - a Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactor - reached 100% capacity for the first time on 31 March. The 1100 MWe pressurised water reactor is currently undergoing power ascension testing prior to entering commercial operation.