{"id":22158,"date":"2021-10-10T11:09:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T06:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=22158"},"modified":"2021-10-14T03:45:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:45:33","slug":"pakistans-nuclear-scientist-dr-abdul-qadeer-khan-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/pakistans-nuclear-scientist-dr-abdul-qadeer-khan-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad (PNI) Pakistan\u2019s nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away in Islamabad this morning.<br \/>\nThe health condition of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan&#8217;s nuclear programme, started deteriorating Saturday night, after which he was brought to the KRL hospital Sunday morning in an ambulance at 6:00 am.<br \/>\nSources said the nuclear scientist experienced discomfort in breathing after which he was brought to the hospital. However, his health took a turn for the worse when his lungs started bleeding.<br \/>\nDoctors tried their best to save the renowned scientist&#8217;s life, however, were unable to do so and he passed away at 7:04am. Doctors have said Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away as his lungs collapsed.<br \/>\nDr Abdul Qadeer Khan became a national hero overnight, not only in Pakistan but in the Islamic world as well, when in May 1998 Pakistan gave a befitting response to India by conducting its nuclear tests.<br \/>\nFollowing the tests, Pakistan became the sole nuclear power in the Muslim world and the seventh country to possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan&#8217;s nuclear weapons have kept Indian aggression in check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad (PNI) Pakistan\u2019s nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away in Islamabad this morning. 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