What now Mr. A Q Khan ?

So A Q Khan, the so called father of Pakistan's nuclear programme (and of 12 other countries' programmes as well) is let off.

I wonder what is it about this man that makes Pakistani establishment come to the table and make a deal with him to release him from house arrest which in itself was too luxurious to be called detention. Well I know that on paper its a court judgement that freed him, but should I really explain why I think its more than that, that lead to his being let off ?

 Does he have a votebank or something  that the ruling establishment can benefit from in the future ? However rogue they are as a nation, he is an aberration.

Or above all is Pakistan yelling out to the world that it does not care what the world community thinks about their rogue scientist who confessed selling  nuclear technology related information to as many as 12 countries. This latest action is, in no less equivocal terms, a direct endorsement of his activities of the past. Britain, seeking IAEA access to A Q Khan is like singing to a deaf man. Who is ready to listen to them (Britain) or for that matter, anyone.

I am eagerly waiting to see him do something bigger this time, if else he does not deserve to be in that country.