Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology
The Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH) is a federally funded and research and development national laboratory in Nilore, at short distance of Islamabad, Pakistan.
| Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
| Established | December 21, 1965 |
| Field of research | Nuclear and basic science |
| Location | Nilore in Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Affiliation | Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Operating agency | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (Prime contractor) |
| Website | PINSTECH |
The laboratory site in Nilore was designed by the American architect Edward Durell Stone, and its construction was completed in 1965. It has been described as "[maybe] the most architecturally stunning physics complex in the world".
In response to the war with India in 1971, the lab was repurposed as a primary weapons laboratory from its original civilian mission. Since the 1990s, the lab has been focused increasingly on civilian mission and it maintains a broad portfolio in providing research opportunities in supercomputing, renewable energy, physical sciences, philosophy, materials science, medicine, environmental science, and mathematics.
While owned by the federal government, the laboratory is now sponsored by the Ministry of Defense and managed through its contractor, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).