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

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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