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Due to Bhutto's intensification of his nuclear policy, that was completely disagreed and often protested by Usmani on numerous occasions at the cabinet level meeting, led him to resigned from his government post of which he was appointed by Bhutto. As science minister, Usmani helped established the Pakistan Science Foundation— the government agency for the promotion of Science and Technology. As science minister, Usmani presented the idea of Scientific Services, parallel to the Civil Service of Pakistan, with many scientist would soon follow him, for instance Munir Ahmad Khan who later took his place.
However, Usmani departed from the country and took an international assignment of the United Nations. Usmani was appointed the adviser to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), headquartered and located in Nairobi, Kenya, leading the surveys and reports on Solar radiation management and renewable energy in the developing states. Usmani later went on to established the Solar radiation management centers in Sir Lanka and Senegal, and in 1978, Usmani left the UNEP in order to join the IAEA.
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