Abdul Qadeer Khan is the scientific asset of Pakistan. He turned Pakistan into nuclear power after the struggle for about 24 years.

Background

Abdul Qadeer opened his eyes in India in 1935. He matriculated in India and then immigrated to Pakistan in 1952. Whereas, he did his BSc in Physic from Karachi and worked for some years. Then he received an opportunity to study in West Germany at the Technical University in Berlin. He studied there for some time and left for the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. From there he received an engineer’s in Material technology. He went to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. In the 1970s, he took a job at a uranium enrichment plant run by the British-Dutch-German consortium Urenco.

His Work                             

The learned man started his effort to make an atom bomb in the 1970s. He headed the nation’s nuclear program with the support of PM Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1976. Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan established Khan Research Laboratories. During the program, he never revealed his mission. Whereas finally in his 1998’s test he admitted: “I never had any doubts I was building a bomb. We had to do it.”

However, he used to work on the successful test-firings of the nuclear-capable Ghauri I and II missiles. Khan Research Laboratories at Kahuta became Pakistan’s main nuclear weapons laboratory where uranium was enriched. Moreover, he played a key role in developing Pakistan’s nuclear military capability, which culminated in successful tests in May 1998. And stood out Pakistan as the first Muslim majority atomic power. After similar tests by India, Dr. Khan’s work helped seal Pakistan’s place as the world’s seventh nuclear power and sparked national jubilation.

He has served the nation’s military leadership as a special science and technology adviser to Present Pervez Musharraf. The serving personality launched a campaign against illiteracy and built educational institutes in Mianwali and Karachi.

He told in one of his interviews that: “I am proud of my work for my country. It has given Pakistanis a sense of pride, security and has been a great scientific achievement.”

Respected Sir…! We are also proud of you and your work. May Almighty grant you higher Rank in Jannah Ameen.