In 1989, China announced to sell of the reactor but the nuclear power plant did not operationalise  due the PAEC scientists and engineers, who eventually designed the reactor based on CNP-300 in China, and had to conduct several lengthy testing and pass PAEC required regulation phases, since China did not have the experience to sustain such a large and highly complex project— the experience Pakistan learned from running the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant.
In 1989, China announced selling the reactor but the nuclear power plant did not start operation due to PAEC scientists and engineers who designed the reactor based on CNP-300 in China. They needed to conduct extensive testing and comply with PAEC regulations since China lacked experience for such a complex project—experience that Pakistan gained from operating the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant.