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| Pakistan will not extradict nuclear scientists | ||
| 2004-01-21 | ||
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said the government attaches top priority to its nuclear programme and vowed not to hand over nuclear scientists to any country. He clarified that Pakistan would not compromise on its nuclear programme and it was in safe hands. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told reporters on Tuesday that the scientists were being questioned in Pakistanâs interest. He said that 80 percent of debriefing of Dr Qadeer Khan and other scientists was completed. âSome scientists have been released and some are under investigation. They will be freed if found innocent,â the information minister said.
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| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 ISLAMABAD - Pakistanâs questioning of some of its top nuclear scientists came after the country sent its own investigative teams to Iran and Libya in recent months, a senior Pakistani official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The official would not give details about the exact timing of the trips or say what was discovered, but the disclosure indicates the seriousness with which the government is taking allegations of nuclear proliferation. âYes, we sent our own teams to Iran and Libya and the debriefings began after that,â said the official. He said the interrogations sprung from information learned on the trips, as well as evidence handed to Pakistan by the International Atomic Energy Agency. "We welcome our distinguished visitors from Pakistan. Before we begin the tour, I wish to thank you for all the technicial and material support that you have given the Islamic Republic." "Huh?" |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-1-21 12:41:18 PM |
| #1 He clarified that Pakistan would not compromise on its nuclear programme and it was in safe hands. As Mr. Ahmed addressed this issue, his nose mysteriously began to lengthen.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-21 2:51:20 AM |