Man behind Pak nuclear weapons programme dies
The Morning Standard|October 11, 2021
AQ Khan made the world a dangerous place by smuggling nuclear technology to Iran, N Korea
Man behind Pak nuclear weapons programme dies

ISLAMABAD

ABDUL Qadeer Khan, celebrated as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme but accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, died on Sunday.

He was 85 years old.

The nuclear scientist, who spent the last years of his life under heavy guard, passed away in the capital Islamabad, where he had recently been hospitalised with Covid-19.

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