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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Pakistani leaders, supporters, and media gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad on May 28, 2025, during a ceremony marking Youm-e-Takbir. The event honored Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests and reaffirmed the nation's defense resolve. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Supporters gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The visit marked the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests and was led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Naeem ur Rehman, who offered special prayers in Khan's memory. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Naeem ur Rehman, head of Jamaat-e-Islami, delivers a speech in front of a large portrait of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan during a memorial event in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The gathering marked Youm-e-Takbir, the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s tests in 1998. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Pakistani leaders, supporters, and media gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad on May 28, 2025, during a ceremony marking Youm-e-Takbir. The event honored Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests and reaffirmed the nation's defense resolve. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Naeem ur Rehman, head of Jamaat-e-Islami, delivers a speech in front of a large portrait of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan during a memorial event in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The gathering marked Youm-e-Takbir, the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s tests in 1998. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Supporters gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The visit marked the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests and was led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Naeem ur Rehman, who offered special prayers in Khan's memory. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Naeem ur Rehman, head of Jamaat-e-Islami, delivers a speech in front of a large portrait of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan during a memorial event in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The gathering marked Youm-e-Takbir, the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s tests in 1998. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Supporters gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The visit marked the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests and was led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Naeem ur Rehman, who offered special prayers in Khan's memory. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Supporters gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The visit marked the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests and was led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Naeem ur Rehman, who offered special prayers in Khan's memory. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27th Anniversary Of Nuclear Tests - Pakistan

Supporters gather around the flower-covered grave of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2025. The visit marked the 27th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests and was led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Naeem ur Rehman, who offered special prayers in Khan's memory. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egyptian Navy receives German-made MEKO-A200 frigate

STORY: Egyptian Navy receives German-made MEKO-A200 frigate SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Alexandria 2. various of a frigate arriving in Alexandria STORYLINE: The Egyptian naval forces received on Sunday a new German-made MEKO-A200 frigate at a base in the coastal province of Alexandria, the Egyptian military said in a statement. Built by Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), the frigate delivery procedures were already completed in Bremerhaven, Germany, in mid-December before the warship headed to Egypt. Named "Al-Qadeer," the new frigate is the third MEKO-A200 warship to be delivered to Egypt out of four frigates contracted between Egypt and TKMS in 2018. The Egyptian Navy received the first frigate, "Al-Aziz," in October 2022 and the second, "Al-Qahhar," in May 2023. The Egyptian military spokesman, Gharib Abdel-Hafez, said in the statement that the "Al-Qadeer" frigate will incre

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Japanese firms played key role in Pakistan's nuclear program

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan taken during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 16, 2000. Recent investigations by Kyodo News in Islamabad and Tokyo, which include comments by the scientists, have revealed that Japanese companies played a key role in supplying equipment used for Pakistan's nuclear development.

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Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Khan freed

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan stands outside his home after a Pakistani court declared him a free man on Feb. 6. The court rescinded his house arrest and other government-imposed restrictions in a decision that Khan said had vindicated him.

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Gillani rules out IAEA meeting with disgraced nuclear scientist

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani answers questions from reporters during an interview with Kyodo News at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad on Jan. 16. The premier has ruled out the possibility of giving the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.

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Musharraf confirms Khan provided centrifuges, designs to North Korea

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Aug. 23. He has confirmed that Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan provided centrifuge machines and their designs to North Korea but played down the role these transfers have played in the North Korean bid to acquire a nuclear weapons capability.

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Musharraf confirms Khan provided centrifuges, designs to North Korea

ISLAMABAD, Pakisan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Aug. 23. The president has confirmed that Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan provided centrifuge machines and their designs to North Korea but played down the role these transfers have played in the North Korean bid to acquire a nuclear weapons capability.

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Musharraf acknowledges nuclear know-how transfer to N. Korea

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has acknowledged that the country's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan may have given centrifuges or nuclear know-how to North Korea and Iran. Musharraf made the acknowledgement in an interview with Kyodo News on March 1.

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Pakistan needs no more nuclear tests, Khan says

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's best-known nuclear scientist, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at his Islamabad residence Aug. 16. He said his country does not need to conduct any more nuclear tests and enhance its nuclear capability as it has already achieved a credible nuclear deterrent against rival India.

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Gillani rules out IAEA meeting with disgraced nuclear scientist

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani answers questions from reporters during an interview with Kyodo News at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad on Jan. 16. The premier has ruled out the possibility of giving the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese firms played key role in Pakistan's nuclear program

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan taken during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 16, 2000. Recent investigations by Kyodo News in Islamabad and Tokyo, which include comments by the scientists, have revealed that Japanese companies played a key role in supplying equipment used for Pakistan's nuclear development. (Kyodo)

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Musharraf confirms Khan provided centrifuges, designs to North K

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Aug. 23. He has confirmed that Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan provided centrifuge machines and their designs to North Korea but played down the role these transfers have played in the North Korean bid to acquire a nuclear weapons capability. (Kyodo)

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Musharraf confirms Khan provided centrifuges, designs to North K

ISLAMABAD, Pakisan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Aug. 23. The president has confirmed that Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan provided centrifuge machines and their designs to North Korea but played down the role these transfers have played in the North Korean bid to acquire a nuclear weapons capability. (Kyodo)

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Musharraf acknowledges nuclear know-how transfer to N. Korea

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has acknowledged that the country's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan may have given centrifuges or nuclear know-how to North Korea and Iran. Musharraf made the acknowledgement in an interview with Kyodo News on March 1. (Kyodo)

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Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Khan freed

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan stands outside his home after a Pakistani court declared him a free man on Feb. 6. The court rescinded his house arrest and other government-imposed restrictions in a decision that Khan said had vindicated him. (Kyodo)

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Pakistani journalist Shahid-ur-Rehman dies at 74

Renowned Pakistani journalist Shahid-ur-Rehman, seen in this photo taken on Nov. 9, 2019, in Kartarpur, Pakistan, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Islamabad on April 15, 2020, at age 74. Rehman, who was also a long-time stringer correspondent for Kyodo News, authored several books, including "Long Road To Chagai," a 1999 book about Pakistan's nuclear program based on interviews with disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan and others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pakistan needs no more nuclear tests, Khan says

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's best-known nuclear scientist, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at his Islamabad residence Aug. 16. He said his country does not need to conduct any more nuclear tests and enhance its nuclear capability as it has already achieved a credible nuclear deterrent against rival India.