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Pradeep Kumar

11/10/21 10:25 AM IST

Scientist behind Pak. nuclear bomb, A.Q. Khan, passes away

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The man regarded as the "father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb", Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has died aged 85 after being hospitalised with Covid-19.

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  • Dr Khan was hailed as a national hero for transforming his country into the world's first Islamic nuclear power.
  • But he was also notorious for having smuggled nuclear secrets to states including North Korea and Iran.
  • Known as AQ Khan, the scientist was instrumental in setting up Pakistan's first nuclear enrichment plant at Kahuta near Islamabad. By 1998, the country had conducted its first nuclear tests.
  • he was responsible, perhaps, more than any other individual for aiding the spread of nuclear weapons technology.
  • He helped his own country's nuclear programme but then spread in other countries.
Source: The Hindu

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