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LHC asks authorities to work out a plan for AQ Khan's free movement and security | The Lahore High Court (LHC) has asked authorities and
Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan nuclear program, to work out the issue concerning the nuclear scientist's free movement and security. A two-member
bench of the LHC observed that since Dr.Khan's free movement and his security
both were necessary, the authorities should work out a plan keeping in view all
the important factors. It is pertinent to mention here that Dr. Khan had challenged
his official protocol, terming it a violation of his fundamental rights, following
which the Lahore High Court directed the concerned authorities to remove all restrictions
on his movements. However, under much international pressure, the government appealed
against the court's directives which saw the court put a stay order on the verdict.
Commenting on the issue, Dr. Khan's counsel, Syed Ali Zafar, argued that under
Article 9 of the Constitution every citizen's fundamental rights of liberty and
free movement should be guaranteed and the government was not authorised to restrict
any individual under the garb of providing security. The court has adjourned the
hearing on the case till November 16, The Daily Times reports. |
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