Contesting Musharraf’s statement in his autobiography — In the Line of Fire — that alleged that the proliferation activities were ‘completely and entirely’ run by A Q Khan, Hendrina has said that the memoirs are false and can be verified by documentation available at the KRL firm that is based in Rawalpindi.

“For the concerned government, it is of course too late today to admit or to confess everything. The consequences for the country would be too drastic, especially from the Americans who have been supporting Musharraf through thick and thin,” she says, adding that while the government and the Army knows who “profited” from the business with Libya and North Korea, divulging names would be “taking too much of a risk”.

Khan’s wife says that he was not even given a chance to clear his name against the “outright lies” of Musharraf and fears that he will die without coming out with his version of the events.

“In any case, the Pakistani security forces will do everything in their might to prevent the truth from ever coming out. Most of all, I fear they will keep my husband under these conditions until the day he dies,” Hendrina says.