The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Pakistan have signed a safeguards agreement for the Chashma-5 nuclear power plant, a 1,200-megawatt facility under construction in Punjab province. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Raja Ali Raza Anwar signed the pact in Vienna on the sidelines of the agency's 70th General Conference, with China's nuclear authority also present as a witness. The plant, backed by Chinese cooperation, is scheduled to begin operating in 2028 and is expected to add significant low-carbon electricity to Pakistan's national grid, bringing the country's total nuclear capacity beyond its current 3,530 megawatts across six operating plants.