Consequently, the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) was created, dissolving PNRB, and the Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection. The first chairman of PNRA was Jamshed Azim Hashmi who headed the authority till 2009.
Following the creation of PNRA, PNRB and the Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection were dissolved. Jamshed Azim Hashmi was appointed as the first chairman and led PNRA until 2009.