Paks sack nuke daddy

Washington Post:

"Pakistan sacked top nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan as scientific adviser to the prime minister on Saturday after a probe into the sale of nuclear technology to Iran and Libya, a government official said.

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"Khan's removal is a sensitive issue in Pakistan, where he is revered as the 'father' of the country's and the Islamic world's atomic bomb, seen by many Pakistanis as a vital deterrent to nuclear rival India."

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