Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, has died.

Daily Current Affairs / Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, has died.

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Category : Obituaries Published on: October 11 2021

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A.Q. Khan, known as the "Father of Pakistan's Secret Nuclear Program," died after a brief illness.
He was 85 years old.
The scientist, known as AQ Khan, was instrumental in establishing Pakistan's first nuclear enrichment plant at Kahuta, near Islamabad. The country had conducted its first nuclear tests by 1998.

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Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, has died.