Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, celebrating his 78th birthday.

Daska: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan146s Atomic Bomb is celebrating his 78th birthday.
Dr A.Q Khan, known as Mohsin-e-Pakistan (Savior of Pakistan), is a Pakistani nuclear scientist and a metallurgical engineer, colloquially regarded as the founder of HEU based Gas-centrifuge uranium enrichment programme for country146s integrated atomic bomb project.
Abdul Qadeer Khan was one of Pakistan146s top scientists, and was involved in the country146s various scientific programmes until his debriefing.
Founded and established the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) in 1976, he was both its senior scientist and the Director-General until his retirement in 2001, and was an early and vital figure in other science projects. Apart from participating in atomic bomb project, he made major contributions in morphology, physical martensite, and its integrated applications in condensed and material physics