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‘Worried’ Pak Govt planning to stifle AQ Khan through legal action | The Pakistan government is worried over the recent
disclosures made by disgraced nuclear scientist Dr A Q Khan about state secrets to the international media, and has decided to take strong measures in this regard.
A high level meeting was called to look into the issue. The meeting was presided
over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani himself. The government is in no mood
to take the issue lightly, which can be gauged from the fact that the meeting
was attended by military’s top brass and government’s trusted legal experts,
including
Interior Minister Rehman Malik, DG ISI Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha, Chairman Joint
Chiefs
of Staff Committee Gen Tariq Majid and others. Sources privy to the meeting said
the security establishment is deeply perturbed over Dr Khan ’s activities, and
it was decided that the government would urge the court of law to hold him
accountable
for ‘violating the undertaking given by him to the court’. It is worth mentioning
here that Dr Khan had written a four-page letter, in which he had described about
the illegal transfer of nuke know-how’s to China, North Korea and Iran. The letter,
which was published by The Washington Post, has become a constant source of
sensational
stories put up by the foreign media, particularly in the western countries. Besides
that, Dr Khan , in a recent interview with a local channel had defended the act
of sharing the nuclear technology with friendly countries, which could result
in serious problems for Pakistan . As far the terms of freedom granted to Dr.
Khan by the court, it required strict adherence to the annexure ‘A’ attached with
the verdict, The News reports. According to the annexure, Dr Khan is forbidden
from communicating with foreign journalists. Besides, he cannot address public
gatherings also. “ Dr Khan should refrain from exploiting specific media personnel
to influence public opinion on various national/international issues without the
government clearance. He should refrain from indulging in any political activities
and high-profile socialisation whatsoever,” the annexure reads. “That Dr Khan
shall join the pending inquiry/investigation on proliferation as and when required
by the competent officials. He is also directed to return any material or document,
etc, on Pakistan ’s nuclear programme in his control, if any,” it said. |
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