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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.
WorriedWorried
In a rare interview, Mrs Hussain-Khan spoke to Syed Shoaib Hasan of the BBC about Dr Khan's health. "They are lying - my brother is not well at all," she insisted. 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-KhanHe 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.