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TopicAQ Khan

Topic: AQ Khan

How Pakistan got the nuclear bomb & then walked away from a peace deal

Former Pakistan PM Sharif has admitted Islamabad betrayed Lahore Agreement signed with India. The U-turn has meant that both countries inhabit a dangerous, nuclear no-man’s land.

Was Imran Khan threatened by rain? Pakistanis angry he skipped AQ Khan’s funeral

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the 'father' of Pakistan's atomic bomb, was given a state funeral in Islamabad, which both PM Imran Khan and President Alvi gave a miss.

AQ Khan: Hero for Pakistan, builder of Islamic bomb, notorious nuclear smuggler for the world

While Abdul Qadeer Khan is hailed in Pakistan, and enjoyed support from Saudis and other Islamic countries, some Western commentators called him an ‘enigma’.

Abdul Qadeer Khan, man who built Pakistan’s nuclear bomb and ‘gave away secrets’

Abdul Qadeer Khan was awarded Pakistan’s highest civilian honour Nishan-i-Imtiaz twice, but was also accused of selling nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya.

Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme AQ Khan passes away aged 85 after brief illness

Geo News reported that Khan was brought to the hospital Sunday morning after he faced breathing difficulties. Defence Minister Pervez Khattak referred to his death as a 'great loss'.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.