An Insider's Story of Pakistan's Nuclear Program | Talha Ahad Podcast | Episode 34

In this episode, my guest is a revered nuclear scientist and close aide of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dr. Afzal Khan. Dr. Afzal shares his witness account of the 1947 partition horrors as a 5-year-old. We also delve into his journey of traveling to America to pursue higher studies and how that journey eventually landed him in the heart of Pakistan's nuclear program, Project 706. Dr. Afzal also shares with us his disappointment in the state's treatment of A.Q. Khan and his hopes for Pakistan.

00:00:00 - Preview
00:02:02 – Introduction
00:07:00 - 1947 Partition From the Eyes of a 5-Year-Old
00:14:02 - The Horrors of the 1947 Partition and Its Bloody Legacy
00:16:24 - Humble Beginnings of a Nuclear Scientist
00:21:59 - Indian Institute vs. Pakistani Institute
00:23:55 - Education of Afzal Khan
00:29:10 - The glorious past of the Pakistani passport
00:30:10 - Life in the US
00:38:45 - American Treatment of Pakistanis
00:47:40 - First Meeting with Dr. A.Q. Khan
01:06:27 - The Unchecked, Unaudited Power Given to A.Q. Khan
01:16:03 - Pakistan's Top-Secret Nuclear Program
01:22:59 - The Day of the Nuclear Test
01:24:58 - Reaction to the Nuclear Test
01:27:28 - House Arrest of AQ Khan
01:31:42 - The Funeral of Dr. A.Q. Khan
01:33:31 - Ending Remarks

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