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Pakistan atom expert is 'unwell' | Pakistan atom expert is 'unwell' |
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Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan is unwell and needs medical attention, his family says. | Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan is unwell and needs medical attention, his family says. |
His sister Razia Hussain-Khan told the BBC he is suffering from urinary problems and muscular thrombosis. | His sister Razia Hussain-Khan told the BBC he is suffering from urinary problems and muscular thrombosis. |
Mrs Hussain-Khan's comments come three days after the government said there was no "problem with his health". | Mrs Hussain-Khan's comments come three days after the government said there was no "problem with his health". |
Dr Khan has been under virtual house arrest since confessing in 2004 to leaking nuclear secrets. He had surgery for prostate cancer in September. | Dr Khan has been under virtual house arrest since confessing in 2004 to leaking nuclear secrets. He had surgery for prostate cancer in September. |
Worried | Worried |
In a rare interview, Mrs Hussain-Khan told the BBC: "They are lying - my brother is not well at all." | |
He did everything to save Pakistan, and now he is being treated in this horrible manner Razia Hussain-Khan | He did everything to save Pakistan, and now he is being treated in this horrible manner Razia Hussain-Khan |
She said her brother was under great mental stress due to his prolonged confinement under house arrest. | She said her brother was under great mental stress due to his prolonged confinement under house arrest. |
Mrs Hussain-Khan said she was very worried for her brother as the government had failed to live up to its promises. | Mrs Hussain-Khan said she was very worried for her brother as the government had failed to live up to its promises. |
"He did everything to save Pakistan, and now he is being treated in this horrible manner." On 26 November, the military issued a statement saying that Dr Khan had been examined by a team of four doctors. | "He did everything to save Pakistan, and now he is being treated in this horrible manner." On 26 November, the military issued a statement saying that Dr Khan had been examined by a team of four doctors. |
The statement said the doctors had given him a clean bill of health and only a "minor complication" in the form of "deep vein thrombosis was detected in the left calf vein". | The statement said the doctors had given him a clean bill of health and only a "minor complication" in the form of "deep vein thrombosis was detected in the left calf vein". |
The statement maintained that the doctors found Dr Khan in "high spirits and in an excellent state of health, having [a] satisfactory recovery from prostate cancer". | The statement maintained that the doctors found Dr Khan in "high spirits and in an excellent state of health, having [a] satisfactory recovery from prostate cancer". |
'Hero' | 'Hero' |
The disgraced nuclear scientist publicly confessed to selling nuclear weapons technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea in 2004. | The disgraced nuclear scientist publicly confessed to selling nuclear weapons technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea in 2004. |
President Musharraf later pardoned him and has denied international investigators probing global nuclear proliferation access for questioning. | President Musharraf later pardoned him and has denied international investigators probing global nuclear proliferation access for questioning. |
Dr Khan is regarded as a national hero by many in Pakistan for founding the nation's nuclear and missile industry. | Dr Khan is regarded as a national hero by many in Pakistan for founding the nation's nuclear and missile industry. |
The government has always denied any involvement in the leaking of nuclear technology. | The government has always denied any involvement in the leaking of nuclear technology. |
President Musharraf has said the discovery of the Khan network was the most embarrassing episode in his political career. | President Musharraf has said the discovery of the Khan network was the most embarrassing episode in his political career. |
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