National hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passes

 Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passes 

Pakistan's renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, 85,  passed away Sunday after his health deteriorated.

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is considered the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme and is revered at home as a hero for building the World Muslim 's first atomic bomb.

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan's health started Saturday night deteriorating , after which he was brought to at 6:00am.the KRL hospital Sunday morning in an ambulance, 

Sources 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.

Doctors tried their best to save the renowned scientist's life but were unable to do so, resulting in his death at 7:04 am. Doctors have said Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away as his lungs collapsed.

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan's body His funeral prayers will be offered at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad at 3:35pm, said his family.

 Dr Abdul Qadeer's life. :

The interior minister said Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan had helped him a lot with educational activities, adding that he had remained a visionary leader in times when Pakistan was going through a sensitive period.

Dr 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.

Prime Minister Imran Khan praised Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan by saying that he was, for the people of Pakistan, "a national icon".