ISLAMABAD - Former President of Pakistan and chief of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari yesterday said that Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan made the country’s defence impregnable on the call of PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Zardari expressed his profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. He said that Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s services to country were unforgettable. “The nation can never forget his services to make Pakistan’s defence stronger. Dr Qadeer responded to the call of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to serve the nation in the times of need,” he said.

Meanwhile, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also expressed sorrow on the demise of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. He said the Pakistani nation will remain indebted to Dr Qadeer for his ‘unforgettable’ services.

Bilawal said every Pakistani was mourning the loss of Dr Qadeer Khan. He said it was his grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who requested Dr Khan to become part of Pakistan’s nuclear programme. “May Allah Almighty grant the deceased high ranks in His mercy,” added Bilawal.

Bilawal says nation will remain indebted to Dr Qadeer for his ‘unforgettable’ services

Separately, PPP Parliamrntarinans’s Information Secretary Shazia Atta Marri expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan who passed away at the age of 85. In her condolence message, Marri said that it was shocking to hear about the sad demise of the country’s nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan and he was reckoned as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme. 

She added that Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan rendered marvellous services for the nuclear programme of the country that would be remembered for long. She also expressed sympathy and condolences to the breavead family of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, considered to be the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme died yesterday aged 85.

The atomic scientist, who spent the last years of his life under heavy guard, died in the capital Islamabad where he had recently been hospitalised with Covid-19. Khan died after being transferred with lung problems to the city’s KRL hospital. He had been admitted to the same hospital in August with Covid-19. After returning home several weeks ago, he was rushed back after his condition deteriorated.