Khan Stable After Post-Surgery Complication

Former chief Pakistani nuclear scientist and atomic proliferator Abdul Qadeer Khan suffered a blood clot in a leg vein following surgery for prostate cancer, the Associated Press reported Saturday (see GSN, Oct. 16).

Doctors treated Khan after he reported pain in his leg Wednesday.

“He is being treated by his doctors, who are satisfied and say there is no need to worry,” said Khan’s wife, Henny.

Deep vein thrombosis is known to occur after surgery, AP reported.  Pakistani media indicated Friday that Khan has suffered from poor health since his surgery.  Henny Khan said her husband’s health had been affected by the deep vein thrombosis, but that he was now stable (Munir Ahmad, Associated Press, Oct. 28).

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