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Lauded in Pakistan for helping it become world's first Islamic nuclear weapons power, Abdul Qadeer Khan, who died on Sunday, is seen in the West as a dangerous renegade. The scientist has been allegedly responsible for smuggling nuclear technology to rogue states. &nbsp;

The scientist died at the age of 85 in Islamabad after being hospitalised with COVID-19. He was revered as "the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb". &nbsp;

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The nuclear scientist was seen as a national hero for bringing the country on a par with India in the atomic field. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The scientist was also accused of illegally proliferating nuclear technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea. Khan was placed under house arrest in Islamabad in 2004 after admitting to running a nuclear proliferation network to the three countries. &nbsp;

The scientist’s contribution to nuclear programme of Pakistan was the procurement of a blueprint for uranium centrifuges, which could help in transforming uranium into weapons-grade fuel for nuclear fissile material. &nbsp;

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Khan was charged with stealing the blueprint from the Netherlands when he was working for Urenco, which was an Anglo-Dutch-German nuclear engineering consortium, and bringing it to Pakistan in 1976. &nbsp;

When he returned to the home country, the then prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto placed him in-charge of the uranium enrichment project. &nbsp;

By 1978, his team enriched uranium and were ready to detonate a nuclear device by 1984, Khan said in an interview. In 1998, the country conducted the nuclear test. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Lauded in Pakistan for helping it become world's first Islamic nuclear weapons power, Abdul Qadeer Khan, who died on Sunday, is seen in the West as a dangerous renegade.

Lauded in Pakistan for helping it become world's first Islamic nuclear weapons power, Abdul Qadeer Khan, who died on Sunday, is seen in the West as a dangerous renegade. The scientist has been allegedly responsible for smuggling nuclear technology to rogue states. The scientist died at the age of 85 in Islamabad after being hospitalised with COVID-19. He was revered as "the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb". Also Read: Pakistan's nuclear scientist AQ Khan passes away The nuclear scientist was seen as a national hero for bringing the country on a par with India in the atomic field. The scientist was also accused of illegally proliferating nuclear technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea. Khan was placed under house arrest in Islamabad in 2004 after admitting to running a nuclear proliferation network to the three countries. The scientist’s contribution to nuclear programme of Pakistan was the procurement of a blueprint for uranium centrifuges, which could help in transforming uranium into weapons-grade fuel for nuclear fissile material. Also Read: Pakistan hospitals run out of beds on dengue surge Khan was charged with stealing the blueprint from the Netherlands when he was working for Urenco, which was an Anglo-Dutch-German nuclear engineering consortium, and bringing it to Pakistan in 1976. When he returned to the home country, the then prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto placed him in-charge of the uranium enrichment project. By 1978, his team enriched uranium and were ready to detonate a nuclear device by 1984, Khan said in an interview. In 1998, the country conducted the nuclear test. (With inputs from agencies)

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Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh&#39;s 87th death anniversary was observed here by two groups of people who demanded declaring him a &quot;national hero&quot; of Pakistan.

Singh was hanged at the age of 23 in Lahore on March 23, 1931 along with Rajguru and Sukhdev. The capital punishment had inspired thousands of people to take up the cause of the freedom movement.

The Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation (BSMF) and the Bhagat Singh Foundation Pakistan (BSFP) yesterday held separate functions at Shadman Chowk where they were hanged.

The participants paid rich tribute to the three freedom fighters. Some relatives of Singh made a telephonic address.

BSMF Chairman Imtiaz Rashid presented a resolution demanding the British Queen to tender an apology for hanging the three freedom fighters and compensate their families.

He demanded naming a road after his name and including a chapter in the school curriculum besides issuing a postal ticket and installation of Singh&#39;s statue at Shadman Chowk.

BSFP Founder President Abdullah Malik said: &quot;Bhagat Singh raised his voice against imperialism. He will be remembered as a great freedom fighter&quot;.

He demanded that the governments of India and Pakistan declare Singh and his comrades as &quot;national heroes&quot;.

The events were held under strict security in the face of threats from extremists.

Both the foundations have been demanding renaming the Shadman Chowk as &#39;Bhagat Singh Chowk&#39;. However, the Hurmat-e-Rasool, a sister organisation of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-u-Dawah, opposes the proposal and suggests to rename it as &#39;Hurmat Chowk&#39;.&nbsp; 
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Two groups of people demanded that he be declared a 'national hero'

Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's 87th death anniversary was observed here by two groups of people who demanded declaring him a "national hero" of Pakistan. Singh was hanged at the age of 23 in Lahore on March 23, 1931 along with Rajguru and Sukhdev. The capital punishment had inspired thousands of people to take up the cause of the freedom movement. The Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation (BSMF) and the Bhagat Singh Foundation Pakistan (BSFP) yesterday held separate functions at Shadman Chowk where they were hanged. The participants paid rich tribute to the three freedom fighters. Some relatives of Singh made a telephonic address. BSMF Chairman Imtiaz Rashid presented a resolution demanding the British Queen to tender an apology for hanging the three freedom fighters and compensate their families. He demanded naming a road after his name and including a chapter in the school curriculum besides issuing a postal ticket and installation of Singh's statue at Shadman Chowk. BSFP Founder President Abdullah Malik said: "Bhagat Singh raised his voice against imperialism. He will be remembered as a great freedom fighter". He demanded that the governments of India and Pakistan declare Singh and his comrades as "national heroes". The events were held under strict security in the face of threats from extremists. Both the foundations have been demanding renaming the Shadman Chowk as 'Bhagat Singh Chowk'. However, the Hurmat-e-Rasool, a sister organisation of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-u-Dawah, opposes the proposal and suggests to rename it as 'Hurmat Chowk'.

Bhagat Singh remembered in Pakistan on 87th death anniversary

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