Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program who later sold nuclear technology to North Korea and Iran, dies at 85, according to the country's Ministry of Information
Khan was given a state funeral at Islamabad's Faisal Mosque on Sunday. The funeral, attended by thousands of mourners including Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, was held in pouring rain.Khan was hailed as a national hero in Pakistan for helping make the country a nuclear-armed state, but was viewed by many in the West as a villain.In the United States, Khan was best known for selling nuclear technology to nations such as North Korea and Iran.
Read MoreThe US State Department said that year that Khan had run an"extensive international network for the proliferation of nuclear equipment and know-how that provided 'one stop shopping' for countries seeking to develop nuclear weapons." According to the State Department, this network's actions had"irrevocably changed the proliferation landscape and have had lasting implications for international security.
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