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Pakistan began a program to develop nuclear weapons in 1972 under the guidance of:

Correct answer: B. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

  • A. Gen Zia-ul-Haq
  • B. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
  • C. Gen Tikka Khan
  • D. Yahya Khan

Explanation

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto formally initiated Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme after the 1971 war, particularly following India’s 1974 nuclear test. General Zia-ul-Haq later inherited and advanced the programme but did not begin it.

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