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The man considered the founding father of Pakistan‘s nuclear program has died. The interior ministry announced the death of Abdul Qadeer Khan, after he was in hospital with COVID-19. The scientist had long courted international controversy, accused of selling nuclear secrets to Libya, North Korea and Iran. But in Pakistan he's considered a national icon for transforming the nation into a nuclear power.
Not even the pouring rain could keep thousands from attending Khan's state funeral in Islamabad. The man was a symbol of pride for Pakistan, particularly in its relations with regional rival India - a longstanding nuclear power.
Khan might have been a hero in his country but outside he was notorious. His team helped Pakistan carry out a nuclear test in 1998, which resulted in international sanctions on the country. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog named Khan as a key figure in a global atomic black market. In 2004, he confessed to illegally sharing nuclear secrets with Iran, Libya, and North Korea.
Pakistan's then-military ruler Pervez Musharraf placed Khan under house arrest in 2004 - a lenient punishment which angered the West.
Khan lived mostly out of the public eye, following his release five years later. His death has brought him back into view - polarizing opinion at home and abroad.


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