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Dr.A.Q. Khan (N.I) is
known all over the world as the man responsible for putting Pakistan
on the nuclear map. Born in 1936 in the Indian Muslim state of
Bhopal, Dr.Khan migrated to Pakistan in 1952. He studied at the
Karachi University and subsequently went to Europe in 1961 where he
studied at the Technical University of West Berlin, the
Technological Univeristy of Delft, Holland and at the famous and old
University of Leuven, Belgium, specialising in Physical w'Ietallurgy
and Solid State Physics. He worked Ccw a number of years in Holland.
In 1976, imbued with the spirit of patriotism, he returned to
Pakistan to serve his motherland. He conceived the Kahuta Project
and confidently established the now famous KRL. He became famous
nationally and internationally in 1984 when an ;announcement
confirming success at Kahuta was made. Dr.A.Q. Khan was awarded
Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1989 and Nishan?i?Imtiaz in 1996 in recognition of
his outstanding services. Dr.A.Q. Khan is the author of 161 research
papers and 6 internationally known books in addition to patenting
several inventions |
