On Youm-e-Takbeer Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan wrote an article in Daily Jang in which he narrated the story of his education and how he initiated the Atomic programme of Pakistan.
Usually people believe that Prime Minister Zulfiqar Bhutto was the man behind Pakistan’s Nuclear Technology but Dr Qadeer revealed how he wrote letter to Mr. Bhutto to initiate the project.
He also explained how he left his career and job opportunities in European countries & settled in Pakistan so that it may become a nuclear power. He said that after working for 6 months he received a nominal salary of Rs. 3000.
Dr. Qadeer narrated how he threatened to leave the project if the government fails to handover the project to him, and then he said we made progress with a team of committed people who worked up to 20 hours and never took a leave until we successfully tested the atomic bombs.
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan said that after 25 years of hard work he got retired with a pension of Rs. 4476. But he said I never came here for earning wealth so I don’t care for the salary and the pension. I have been called ‘Mohsin-e-Pakistan’ and I’m treated as the national leader after Quaid-e-Azam and that’s enough for me.