Pakistan's "father of the nuclear bomb" died after the new crown was regarded as a dangerous person by the West

Pakistan's "father of the nuclear bomb" died after contracting the new crown, and was once regarded as a "dangerous person" by the West.

On the 10th, Abdel Qadir Khan, a famous nuclear scientist known as the "father of the nuclear bomb" in Pakistan, died of illness in Islamabad at the age of 85. Pakistan's national leaders and political leaders of various parties sent tributes. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan posted on social media on the 10th that the Pakistani people love Dr. Khan because he has made a vital contribution to Pakistan's emergence as a nuclear-armed country, "which provides us with security against an aggressive and much larger nuclear neighbor (referring to India)." For the people of Pakistan, he is a national icon. Abdul Qadir Khan presided over the development of his own atomic bomb and The Gori missile, making Pakistan the first Islamic state in the world to possess nuclear weapons. Abdul Qadir Khan's colleague Samar Mubarakmand, a well-known nuclear physicist in Pakistan, said that it was Abdul Qadir Khan who helped Pakistan break through the Western attempt to strangle Pakistan's nuclear program.

According to Pakistan's "Dawn Newspaper" reported on the 10th, Abdul Qadir Khan was hospitalized for treatment due to infection with new crown pneumonia in August this year, and was allowed to be discharged home a few weeks ago, but then his lung condition deteriorated and he was re-admitted to the hospital, unfortunately died on the morning of the 10th. According to the Wall Street Journal, according to doctors, Abdul Qadir Khan died of breathing difficulties that occurred after the infection with the new crown.

In addition to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, many Pakistani politicians expressed their condolences at the first time. Pakistani President Arif Alvi said in a social media post, "I have known Dr. Khan since 1982. He helped us develop a nuclear deterrent capable of saving the nation, and a grateful nation will never forget his contribution in this regard. Pakistan's defense minister, Pervez Hatak, also posted that he was "deeply saddened" by Dr. Khan's death, calling it a "huge loss."

Pakistan's "Tribune Express" said that on the morning of 10 July, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid presided over a meeting to discuss abdel Qadir Khan's funeral arrangements. Subsequently, the Pakistani government issued a statement announcing that a state funeral would be held for the country's "father of the nuclear bomb", the flag would be lowered to half-mast to mourn, the government and military representatives would attend the funeral, and strict security measures would be taken at the funeral site. In the afternoon, the funeral was held at the Faisal Mosque, north of the capital Islamabad.

Pakistani media reported on the funeral scene that Abdel Qadir Khan's coffin was covered with a Pakistani flag, and that thousands of people at the Faisal Mosque had come to bid farewell before the coffin was buried in a cemetery in Islamabad.

Abdel Qadir Khan was born in 1936 to a Muslim family in Bhopal, India, which was still a British colony. After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, abdel Qadir Khan's family immigrated to Pakistan in 1952. After graduating from karachi University, he studied in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries, where he obtained a doctorate in engineering. After graduating with his PhD, he remained in Europe for a period of time, working for an important uranium enrichment centrifuge research and development facility in Europe before returning to Pakistan in the 1970s to preside over the establishment of Pakistan's first nuclear laboratory, the Khan Research Laboratory, in 1976.

In the 1980s, Abdul Qadir Khan repeatedly declared in his semi-official capacity that Pakistan had all the raw materials and equipment needed to build nuclear weapons, thereby deterring India from secretly conducting nuclear weapons research programs. In 1998, India conducted another nuclear test and officially and publicly declared its possession of nuclear weapons. That same year, Abdul Qadir Khan oversaw Pakistan's first nuclear test and was successful. Pakistan has also officially become a nuclear-armed state. French radio international said on the 10th that Abdul Qadir Khan made Pakistan stand shoulder to shoulder with its fierce enemy India in the nuclear field, making the national defense indestructible, so it was highly respected at home.

According to Tribune Letters, Abdul Kadir Khan has long served as the chief scientist and head of Khan's research laboratory, led Pakistan's nuclear program for about 25 years, and received a number of national honors and medals.

Abdul Qadir Khan has always been regarded by the United States and other Western countries as a "dangerous person" engaged in international nuclear proliferation activities. Qatar's Al Jazeera television said the United States accused him of stealing uranium enrichment technology, engaging in nuclear proliferation activities and smuggling nuclear technology to many countries. Under pressure from the United States, in 2004 Abdul Qadir Khan admitted that he had leaked nuclear technology to several countries without the consent of the Pakistani government. Pakistan's then-president, Musharraf, pardoned Abdul Qadir Khan and placed him under house arrest until he was released from house arrest in 2009, though his movements remained under surveillance. In recent years, Abdul Qadir Khan has been in poor health for a long time and has basically stayed out of the public eye. According to media reports, he spent his old age in a villa in Islamabad.

Source: Global Times