The average Pakistani has been hoodwinked by the media and the politicians about the contribution of Abdul Qadeer Khan to the Pakistan. He is the metallurgist who stole plans from Holland and were sucessful in getting a nuclear bomb made in Pakistan. The so called first Muslim nuclear bomb. In the process he also transmitted bomb making techniques to rogue states Nrth Korea and Libya for personal gain. He lived lavishly in Islamabad. All the material for his house onstruction was imported from overseas.
What the average person in Pakistan does not know of the price paid by Pakistanis for this bomb. Due to this bomb making aventure all civilian nuclear power plant construction in Pakistan stopped since 1979. Pakistan was left with a single civilan commercial nuclear power plant in Karachi with a meagre capacity of 150 MW. The west refused to provide nuclear technology to Pakistan. Pakistani scientists and enginees trained for nuclear power were frustated and left Pakistan.
In contrast, South Korea decided to go for civilan nuclear power and since 1979, has built 18 nuclear power plants with a combined capacity of over 20000 MW. This enabled South Korea to use the electrical energy for productive use. South Korea is considered a newly developed nation with 100 percent literacy, exporting cars, color TVs, and computers. South Korea is militarily also very strong and build a bomb any time within a matter of months since it has the infrastructure.
Pkaistan on the other hand is left with a traitor Abdul Qadeer Khan who is providing trade secrets to the media. The average man is suffereing the electrical power shortage in the form of load shedding. The industry is running under capacity due to load shedding. Inspite of a talented pool of engineers and scientists, the international companies have shied away from investing in Pakistan.
Thank you AQ Khan for making all this happen
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You are probably right about his rather posh living style and his 'tacit' contribution to nuclear proliferation in Iran and North korea. But it will be totally unfair to blame just him for that.
The idea was started by Z.A. Bhutto who wanted to become the greatest muslim (!!)leader in the world. He had likes of Moammar Gadafi to help him monetarily. And that is where A.Q.Khan came in. So first 'blame' must be on Z.A. bhutto. No one dare say it.
As regards to the proliferation the blame has to be equally shared by our top defence personnel who went along with whatever he said. Most probably they got share of the booty too.
I am witness to many of the Senior joint secretaries and additional Secretaries who used to chase Dr. Khan so he can put a word for their promotion in the ears of the President.
So in the end every one got the benefit out of this ( I mean every one who mattered),except the country as a whole and the common man who is still paying for it and suffering.
Having said all this I am still not sure if the nuclear option was good or bad for Pakistan so may be you are right.
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