Nuclear Smuggler Khan Hospitalized, Pakistan Says

Former top Pakistani nuclear scientist and proliferator Abdul Qadeer Khan was hospitalized today for treatment of what is believed to be an infection, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Feb. 11).

Khan on Tuesday “complained of weakness and was provided immediate medical treatment at home,” the Pakistani army said in a statement.  The 71-year-old had been healthy since being diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006, according to the statement.

“Medical checkup revealed low blood pressure and fever, probably due to some infection,” according to the statement.  Khan was moved to a hospital early today for a more extensive medical examination.

“Doctors who are treating him are hopeful that Dr. A.Q. Khan would return home fully recovered in a couple of days,” the statement said.

Islamabad has kept Khan under house arrest since 2004 after he admitted to leading an operation that provided nuclear technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea (Agence France-Presse/Spacewar.com, March 5).

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