AQ Khan's daughter files suit against 'counterfeiters' trying to take over her trust


Dr. Dina files a case in Lahore against the suspects, after two years of fighting

Nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan smiles at the media outside his residence in Islamabad on February 6, 2009. —Reuters
  • Khan's daughter says her father removed some board members.
  • Dina says false documents were also forged to register trust deeds.
  • He hopes that the judiciary will give him justice.

LAHORE: Daughter of nuclear physicist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dr Dina has exposed a plot to take over a trust named after her father with the help of forged documents and misappropriation of the trust's finances.

Dina filed a case in Lahore against the suspects after a two-year fight.

Khan dreamed of building a free hospital for common men in Lahore, for which he constituted a board of directors. During his lifetime, the nuclear scientist had removed some members of the board of directors, he claimed. Posthumously, those guys allegedly forged Khan's name and kicked him off the board, he maintained. He said false documents were also forged to register a trust deed.

Dina told him Geographic news He approached all forums in an attempt to safeguard his father's trust from miscreants, but to no avail. On the other hand, the forgers accused the scientist's daughter.

After filing a case against the counterfeiters, the daughter said she hoped the judiciary would give her justice and she would be able to fulfill her father's dream.

AQ Khan passed away at the age of 85 on October 10, 2021 after his health deteriorated. He was buried in Islamabad that same day.

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