Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, a well-known nuclear physicist who was also regarded as the “father of Pakistan’s atomic weapons program,” died on Sunday at the age of 85.
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan contracted Covid-19 last month and was treated at the Al-Shifa Hospital before being transferred to the Military Hospital in Islamabad.
After being successfully treated for the fatal infection, he was sent home. Dr. Khan’s condition, however, drastically deteriorated Friday night. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he died early this morning.
Condolences began pouring in as soon as the news of Dr. Khan’s demise became public.
پاکستان کو نا قابل تسخیر بنانے میں ڈاکٹر عبدالقدیر خان نے کلیدی کردار ادا کیا. اللہ ان کو جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) October 10, 2021
Asad Umar, the Federal Minister for Planning, recognized Khan as a key figure in making Pakistan “unconquerable.”
“The entire nation is saddened by the death of Dr Khan,” wrote Information Minister Fawad Hussain. He added that Dr Khan had rendered countless services for Pakistan.
ڈاکٹر عبدالقدیر خان کی رحلت پر پوری قوم افسردہ ہے، پاکستان کیلئے ان کی خدمات ان گنت ہیں۔۔۔ خدا غریق رحمت کرے آمین
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 10, 2021