officials however did not discount begs influence and knowledge about the nuclear exchange that took place between some pakistani and iranian nuclear scientists in 198990 doweshowbellyad0 an important voice in nuclear matters during that period was that of former president ghulam ishaq khan if a q khan is the father of pakistans nuclear bomb ghulam ishaq khan was the grandfather said a senior official said if a q khan is the father of pakistans nuclear bomb ghulam ishaq khan was the grandfathersenior official from 1982 to 1993 ishaq held the wallet for the nuclear programme said a retired nuclear scientist ishaq khan first arranged the finances of the nuclear programme as zias finance minister he controlled that unique position as the chairman senate 198588 and as president 198893 strategic decision making rests with the respective army chiefs but ishaq alone coordinated and controlled money matters as well as key strategic affairs a q khans most important patron in the government was ishaq khan he said ishaq khan 83 resigned as president after losing majority in the parliament in 1993 and was currently living in his hometown in peshawar where his relatives described him as seriously ill meanwhile the scientists and their relatives got a judicial order from the lahore high court on friday barring the government from handing over any scientists to any foreign agency or country for questioning for the moment pakistan officials were more concerned about the iran report being prepared by idea which was expected to be issued next month pakistan officials believe that failure to satisfy the idea could seriously endanger pakistans status as a responsible nuclear state in view of this the government pressed scores of military officials serving the interservices intelligence isi and the strategic planning and division that controls the khan research laboratory krl in november following idea forwarding a list of pakistans scientists who reportedly helped iran to build its nuclear programme doweshowbellyad0 while determining the role of scientists the government at the moment tried to assure idea that pakistan not only followed its observation most seriously it was also penalising the scientists who acted beyond the call of their duties sometimes national heroes have no hesitation in exceeding limitsofficial