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Explanation

Ishrat Usmani was a Pakistani nuclear physicist 

He chaired the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 1960 to 1971.

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Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at the Chagai test site, Balochistan.

5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.

The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.

Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

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Explanation

 Dr. I.H. Usmani

Ishrat Hussain Usmani (Urdu: عقرت حسقن عثمانق) (April 15, 1917 –  June 17, 1992) NI, I. Well known as  H. Usmani, he was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and an official who later chaired the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). He also oversaw the establishment of the Space Exploration Commission until 1971.

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Dr Nazeer Ahmed was the first Chairman of Pakistan atomic energy commission   (PAEC)

Pakistan atomic energy commission Headquarters in Islamabad

Establishment in 1956

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Dr. Abdul Salam received Nobel Prize for combining two forces: 

In 1979,  Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics.

He was the second Muslim scientist to get Nobel Prize.

Abdus Salam became the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize.

Dr. Abdus Salam was Died: Nov. 21, 1996

In 1952  Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge

Awards

Copley Medal: 1990

Royal Medal: 1978

Hughes Medal: 1964

Pride of Performance: 1958

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

Adams Prize: 1958

Lomonosov Gold Medal: 1983

Atoms for Peace Award

Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Physics: 1981

Smith's Prize for Essay: 1950

Jožef Stefan Medal: 1980

Cristoforo Colombo Prize: 1992

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