Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme A.Q. Khan dies: state-run TV

Abdu Qadeer Khan, revered as the

father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, has died at 85, state-run broadcaster PTV
reported Sunday.

The Pakistani atomic scientist, hailed as a national hero for making his
country the world’s first Islamic nuclear power but regarded by the West as a
dangerous renegade responsible for smuggling technology to rogue states, died
after being transferred to hospital with lung problems, PTV said.

AFP