Bangladesh, Dec. 2 -- For decades, Pakistan has wrapped its nuclear program in the mythology of national pride, strategic deterrence, and military guardianship. The narrative is simple and endlessly repeated by Rawalpindi: the Army alone stands as the custodian of Pakistans nuclear weapons, and therefore, the states ultimate protector. But behind this self-constructed image lies a far more troubling record—one marked by incompetence, complicity, and catastrophic lapses that continue to threaten not only South Asia, but the global security landscape.

The case of Abdul Qadeer Khan, hailed domestically as the “father of the bomb,” remains the most glaring window into this dangerous dysfunction. It demonstrated, beyond ambi...