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AQ Khan nails Pak Govt's lie of him being off the Exit Control List | Disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has laughed off claims that his name does not exist on the Exit Control List (ECL). "It is a joke to
say I am not on the Exit Control List," The Dawn quoted Khan, as saying. It may
be noted that Khan, in an application to the Supreme Court, had complained that
authorities have restricted his movements and that he was being subjected to police
brutality while under house arrest. Taking strong note of Khan's allegations,
the apex court had sought a clarification from the Interior Ministry over the
issue. Responding to the court's queries, Attorney General of Pakistan, Shah Khawar
said the government had decided to restrict Dr Khan's movements after receiving
credible information that there is a threat to his life from international agencies.
Khawar also claimed that Khan's name was not included in the Exit Control List.
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 intense 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. In January 2004, Khan had confessed to having been involved
in a secret international network of nuclear weapons technology proliferation
from Pakistan to Libya, Iran and North Korea. It is believed that Khan and his
network were one of the worst proliferators of nuclear technology that could be
used to develop nuclear weapons. |
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