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Court rejects Govt plea to restore AQ Khan's security protocol | The Pakistan government's plea to restore security protocol for nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has been rejected by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The two-member division bench of Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh and Justice Khawaja
Imtiaz Ahmed also dismissed an application by the government seeking a clarification
by Khan over his statements to the foreign press regarding providing nuke know-how's
to other countries. Khan's lawyer, Ali Zafar said the court's decision is in line
with the law and that there was no reason to prevent Khan from moving freely inside
the country. "The court also served contempt notices and directed the government
not to detain AQ Khan under the garb of providing security," The Daily Times quoted
Zafar, as saying. Zafar had earlier 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. 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. |
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