Muhammad Zia Ul
Events (17)
- Shortly After May 1, 1981: Pakistani Dictator Orders A. Q. Khan to Prepare Cold Test; CIA Learns of Plan 1981-05-01
- August 17, 1988: Pakistani President Zia Killed in Plane Crash 1988-08-17
- (March-April 1981): Pakistani Produces Weapons Grade Uranium for First Time
- (April 1978): Civilian Committee Overseeing Pakistan Nuclear Facility Disbanded, Replaced by General
- September 1985: Pakistan Holds First Meeting with Potential Clients about Proliferating Nuclear Weapons
- October 1980: Former President Nixon Indicates Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program May Continue
- 1983: Pakistani Government Allows Drug Traffickers to Deposit Profits in BCCI Bank
- 1984: US Agencies Keep US Senator in Dark about BCCI’s Criminal Activities
- 1981: Pakistan Initiates Second Nuclear Warhead Design Program
- 1982-1989: US Turns Blind Eye to BCCI and Pakistani Government Involvement in Heroin Trade
- 1984-1986: CIA Director Repeatedly Meets with Head of Criminal BCCI Bank, Funding of Afghan War Is Discussed
- Spring 1993: US Discovers that Ramzi Yousef and KSM Have Ties with ISI
- Early 1980: Pakistan Turns to Islamic Fundamentalism after Invasion of Afghanistan
- (Early 1985): High-Ranking Pakistani Officials Decide to Proliferate Nuclear Weapons
- Summer-Fall 1978: A. Q. Khan Launches Global Recruiting Campaign to Lure Pakistani Scientists Home
- November-December 1982: Rep. Charlie Wilson Pushes for Expansion of US Support for Anti-Soviet Forces in Afghanistan
- 1983: Rep. Charlie Wilson Brokers Weapons Sale Between Pakistan and Israel for Use in Afghan War