Dr Khan suffers heart attack

Karachi Dawn Web Site ^ | 02/16/2004 | Our Staff Reporter

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The founder of country's nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has suffered a heart attack, sources in the KRL hospital told Dawn on Sunday.

In view of his poor cardiac condition, a heart specialist along with a cardiac machine was secretly sent to his residence from the KRL hospital last Sunday, the sources said.

They said Dr Khan had been suffering from pain in his left hand since being questioned by an intelligence agency for his alleged involvement in transferring nuclear technology.

The sources said Dr Khan was under treatment at his residence and his condition was stated to be critical. Dr Khan, they said, had never suffered from cardiac complaint before this incident, but he often felt pain in his left hand whenever he took extra burden and pressure of official work.

"Dr Khan was holding his left hand when he was shown the last time on television after his meeting with President Gen Pervez Musharraf," the sources said.

The source said the KRL founder had been placed in what they said either "protective custody or house arrest" since December and that he had been asked to avoid appearing at public places and functions.

Dr Khan has also been prohibited from attending telephone calls and giving any statement to the press. Meanwhile, family members of some detained KRL officials told Dawn that the condition of Dr Khan and his wife was quite bad. "Both of them are suffering from high blood pressure and they have been given high potency doses by the doctors of the KRL hospital, they said. Talking to Dawn, Director General ISPR Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan said: "I have no information that Dr Khan is in a serious condition."

Responding to a question about 'debriefing', he said no other official of the KRL had been called for this purpose nor any detained official had been released in the recent past.

When contacted, a senior director of the hospital, Dr Ali Raza Kazmi, refused to comment on the issue saying that he had no information that a cardiologist and a cardiac machine had been sent to the residence of Dr Khan from the hospital.

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Its tough being the center of attention in Pakistan.

[Prince Charles]

The founder of country's nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has suffered a heart attack, sources in the KRL hospital told Dawn on Sunday.

He's lucky; he should've died of hot lead poisoning years ago!

[John Beresford Tipton]

Hey Tenent, I am not sure how to spell "stricknine"
would you read it off the label for me?

[Bobby777]

mebbe the Pakistani Security Forces decided that he was a "troublesome property" and gave him a special cocktail?

[spetznaz]

Cough cough ....how long before Khan shoots himself in the back of his head with a long-barreled shotgun in a suicide bid, and just to make sure hangs himself after blowing his head away, and then after hanging himself drags his corpse to a combined harvester and grinds himself up into mush, before having the ground-up pieces wriggle themselves into a kiln and burn themselves up? Who knows, the ash might even levitate and sprinkle itself all across the Pakistani countryside.

[blackbart.223]

"Its tough being the center of attention in Pakistan."

It might even prove to be fatal.

[Cap Huff]

Oh boy. It looks like Arkansas flu has reached Pakistan.

[Bobby777]

....how long before Khan shoots himself in the back of his head

LOL ... that wouldn't surprise me a bit ... a plane crash ... a helicopter crash ... accidentally pouring concrete on his shoes just before going swimming, etc. etc.

[freebilly]

He's might be about to commit ArKHANcide....

[mvonfr]

Actually, this is not good news.

Given Khan's popularity, if he is to die now, it may totally destabilize Pakistan.

This would force us to respond, and it is not clear we are ready to.

Worse yet, even rumors may destabilize Pakistan.

[EDINVA]

" ....for his alleged involvement in transferring nuclear technology."

If he confessed, is it "alleged?"

[Political Junkie Too]

They said Dr Khan had been suffering from pain in his left hand since being questioned by an intelligence agency...

Coincidence?

-PJ

[river rat]

Just today - after hearing that this fellow was a militant Islamist and the hero of Pakistan's lunatic fringe --- I was thinking it would be nice if someone arrange to whack the clown...

Wishes do come true..


Semper Fi

[Cap Huff]

I won't speak for anyone else on this thread, but I for one do not think this is a good thing.

[tinamina]

All I can say is I hope we got all the info we need out of him first, then he can go where he deserves to go anytime.

[Bobby777]

All I can say is I hope we got all the info we need out of him first

hence the reason many of us find this too "convenient" ...

[tessalu]

Dr Khan deserved the death sentence for disgracing Pakistan, and for making this world a more dangerous place for all people. Pakistan is now standing disgraced, as a rogue nation not to be trusted with anything.

[hotpotato]

I won't speak for anyone else on this thread, but I for one do not think this is a good thing.

I agree. Khan is a national hero and his death will be blamed on Musharaf because of the interrogation. Musharaf has already had several attempts on his life.

[Simcha7]

SHALOM!

Hi...Cap Huff,

"Oh boy. It looks like Arkansas flu has reached Pakistan."

My Thoughts EXACTLY...!

I'm wondering...hmmm, who else can the Doc and his wife ID in the Nuke mess?

Could it be...?

X 42, Queen Jezebell, or one of their many, many Minions?!

Could be a Whole Lotta Shaking going on and I don't mean from Earthquakes either!

[barker]

.... had never suffered from cardiac complaint before this incident, .... <.I>

Ain't gonna say what I'm thinking.