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Abdul Qadeer Khan pictured in Islamabad in 2009. — AFP Renowned nuclear scientist and national icon Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was laid to rest in Islamabad on Sunday. His funeral prayers, led by Prof Dr Ahmed Al Ghazali, were held at the Faisal Mosque at 3:30pm. A large number of people were in attendance during the funeral prayers, despite rain which began to pour shortly after 3pm. Among those who attended the funeral were cabinet members, parliamentarians and the military leadership. Two separate enclosures were arranged within the mosque premises, of which one expressly catered to the general public. Khan, 85, passed away early Sunday morning after his health deteriorated. Related Stories • • • His health started deteriorating Saturday night, after which he was brought to the KRL hospital Sunday morning in an ambulance, at 6am. Sources said the nuclear scientist experienced discomfort in breathing after which he was brought to the hospital. However, his health took a turn for the worse when his lungs started bleeding. Doctors tried their best to save the renowned scientist's life but were unable to do so, resulting in his death at 7:04am. Doctors have said he passed away after his lungs collapsed. Govt announces state funeral In recognition of his outstanding services for the country and the nation, the government announced a state funeral for Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior, the national flag of Pakistan shall fly at hal...

“If you put the [A. Q. Kahn] puzzle together, you get the whole picture.” Swiss magistrate Andreas Müller “If the Swiss can safeguard billions in hundreds of thousands of numbered accounts, they can guard a few CDs. The destruction of the documents was intended to erase evidence of Tinner collusion with Western intelligence agencies.” Anonymous Diplomat “The man was followed for almost 10 years, and, obviously, he was a serious problem. But again I was told that the secret services could handle it more effectively. The Hague did not have the final say in the matter. Washington did.” Ruud Lubbers — Former Dutch prime minister (August 2006) “Something is not right, we just don’t lose things like that. I find it bewildering that people lose files with a political goal, especially if it is on request of the CIA. It is unheard of.” Judge Anita Leeser “Had we found WMDs in Iraq, there would have been no [Libyan Nuke Project] BBC China story.” American diplomat Pakistani nuclear physicist: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan September 18 2016 — A Swiss man whose computers were destroyed a decade ago during an investigation into the illicit sale of nuclear weapons material to Libya has failed to force Switzerland to pay him more than $1 million in property damages. The high court did not release the man’s name, but the ruling stated his case was linked to the Tinner family — father Friedrich Tinner, along with sons Marco and Urs — who were arrested in 2005. MSM reported that the Tinners assisted...

Abdul Qadeer Khan, considered to be the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme and later accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, has died aged 85. The atomic scientist, who spent the last years of his life under heavy guard, died in the capital, Islamabad, where he had recently been hospitalised with Covid-19. Khan died after being transferred with lung problems to the city’s KRL hospital, the state-run broadcaster PTV reported. He had been admitted to the same hospital in August with Covid-19. After returning home several weeks ago, he was rushed back after his condition deteriorated. Khan was hailed as a national hero for transforming Pakistan into the world’s first Islamic nuclear weapons power and strengthening its clout against rival and fellow nuclear-armed nation India. However, he was declared by the west to be a dangerous renegade for The news of Khan’s death prompted an outpouring of grief and praise for his legacy. “Deeply saddened by the passing of Dr AQ Khan,” tweeted Pakistan’s prime minister, “For the people of Pakistan he was a national icon.” The scientist would be buried at Islamabad’s Faisal mosque at his request, the prime minister said. The opposition leader, Shehbaz Sharif, described his death as a “huge loss for the country”, tweeting: “Today the nation has lost a true benefactor who served the motherland with heart and soul.” The interior minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, told journalists the scientist would be laid to r...

Islamabad: Abdul Qadeer Khan, who died Sunday, was lauded in Pakistan for transforming it into the world's first Islamic nuclear weapons power. But he was seen by the West as a dangerous renegade responsible for smuggling technology to rogue states. The nuclear scientist, who But he found himself in the crosshairs of controversy when he was accused of illegally proliferating nuclear technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea. Khan was placed under effective house arrest in the capital Islamabad in 2004 after he admitted running a proliferation network to the three countries. Russia to deploy tactical nuke in Belarus in July, says Vladimir Putin Pakistan, Afghanistan may face acute food shortages in coming months: UN In 2006 he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but recovered after surgery. A court ended his house arrest in February 2009, but his movements were strictly guarded, and he was accompanied by authorities every time he left his home in an upscale sector of leafy Islamabad. Crucial contribution Born in Bhopal, India on 1 April, 1936, Khan was just a young boy when his family migrated to Pakistan during the bloody 1947 partition of the sub-continent at the end of British colonial rule. He did a science degree at Karachi University in 1960, then went on to study metallurgical engineering in Berlin before completing advanced studies in the Netherlands and Belgium. The crucial contribution to Pakistan's nuclear programme was the procurement of a blueprint for uranium ...

On February 4, 2004, the Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer (A.Q.) Khan, then famous for his role in developing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, confessed on live television to having illegally Outside of Pakistan, Khan has largely been forgotten, despite the fact that his fingerprints are all over the world’s most Between the start of Khan’s nuclear black market in the mid-1970s and his forced confession in 2004, the United States and other countries had many opportunities to stop him. Yet each time, policymakers decided that preventing the spread of nuclear weapons was less important than pursuing other foreign policy goals. These decisions haunt U.S. leaders today. Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent makes it impossible for U.S. commanders to How were Khan’s activities allowed to continue for so long? And what lessons might the failures to contain him hold for policymakers today? Khan was working at the plant in 1974 when India tested its first nuclear weapon. The episode inflamed Khan’s nationalism, and he began looking for a way to help Pakistan match its rival. His initial letters to Pakistani officials were ignored. But in August 1974 the prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, took notice of a letter from Khan. Bhutto asked the Pakistani embassy in the Netherlands to contact him, and by the fall of 1974 Khan was secretly copying designs for centrifuges and compiling a list of potential companies that could provide Pakistan with the technology to produce highly enriched uranium for ...

On August 23, 2016, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs, Even though China enthusiastically supports Pakistan’s NSG bid, Pakistan’s partnership with North Korea could derail Sharif’s aspirations of joining the non-proliferation organization. Since the 1970s, Pakistan and North Korea have cooperated extensively on the development of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons technologies. Pakistan’s strong alliance with China and the legacy of a major scandal linking the Pakistani military to North Korea’s nuclear program have prevented Islamabad from joining UN efforts to diplomatically isolate the DPRK. The Pakistan-North Korea Security Partnership While economic links between Pakistan and North Korea were established during the early 1970s, the foundations of the modern Islamabad-Pyongyang security partnership were forged during Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s 1976 visit to North Korea. During his Pyongyang trip, Bhutto struck a delicate balance between U.S. and Chinese policies toward the Korean peninsula. Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter In line with Chinese preferences, Bhutto insisted that Korea’s reunification could only occur after extensive dialogue with North Korean officials. To incorporate Washington’s position, Bhutto argued that the United States and Japan needed to be involved as arbiters in th...