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Abdul Qadeer Khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, changed the proliferation landscape and tarnished his country's image. In the Middle East, his legacy will live on as more regimes try to acquire nuclear weapons
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s atomic weapons program, passed away early Sunday morning, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed revealed. The nuclear scientist, 85, was rushed to a private hospital in Islamabad after his health deteriorated. Rasheed said that the doctors did everything to save the nuclear scientist s life but couldn t do so. Doctors added the scientist passed away after his lungs collapsed. Dr AQ Khan s funeral prayers will be held at the Faisal Mosque at 3:30pm. His body has been moved from the hospital to his E-7 residence.