According to the paper, senior Pakistani officials have said the reactors are due to be completed by 2025 with construction due to commence in 2015 and will contribute 3,600 MW – 4,800 MW.
Pakistan recently began construction on the Chinese designed Chasma 2 nuclear plant in the Punjab, which is adjacent to an existing 300 MW Chinese supplied nuclear station.
However, Pakistan has been active in allaying concerns over nuclear proliferation after a senior figure in the country’s nuclear programme admitted selling technology to states including Libya and Iraq.
