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| India-Pakistan |
| Inquiry into nuclear experts’ land wealth |
| 2004-01-26 |
| EFL: Pakistani investigators are looking into the vast property holdings of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, and into his and other nuclear scientists’ bank accounts. "Investigators are looking into all dimensions, including financial dimensions," a government official said. He said offshore accounts formed part of the investigation. Stashed the loot overseas, hoping nobody noticed. Eight veterans of Pakistan’s bomb program are being held for questioning. A Pakistani newspaper, News, reported that investigators had discovered that millions of dollars were deposited in the Dubai bank accounts of two Pakistani nuclear scientists as nuclear hardware arrived in Iran. Just a coincidence, I’m sure. The newspaper also said a scientist had been found to have tens of millions of dollars worth of financial and real estate holdings in Pakistan and overseas, primarily in Dubai. Planning to retire in a comfortable seaside villa. The scientist also paid a Pakistani newspaper editor in Islamabad to run a publicity campaign, publish books and organise seminars praising him, News reported. Hired his own PR firm, that’s looking ahead. A former intelligence official with knowledge of the inquiry said Dr Khan and a close aide, Mohammed Farooq, were its focus. "They are not naming them, but we know that the two main suspects are A. Q. Khan and Dr Farooq," the former intelligence official said. "KHAAAAAAAAANNNN!" "A. Q. Khan’s interests in the real estate have been known to us for quite some time. So this has not come as a big surprise." Seems like it was to Perv. Or, so he says. Officials are expected to announce soon the results of an inquiry into whether the country’s nuclear technology was shared with Iran and Libya. Nuke scientists with tens of millions in the bank make great fall guys. Plus you can seize their cash for your own retirement fund. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Y'don't suppose he's stolen the plans for the Genesis device? Ed. |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2004-1-26 2:34:21 PM |
| #3 "In the 1970s, he took a job at a uranium enrichment plant run by the British-Dutch-German consortium Urenco." "But in 1976, Dr Khan returned home to head up the nation's nuclear programme with the support of then prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto." "As he was carrying out his programme, Dr Khan was also being investigated in the Netherlands for taking enrichment technology during his time in the country." "In 1983, he was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison by an Amsterdam court for attempted espionage, although the sentence was later overturned on appeal." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3343621.stm |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-1-26 1:33:45 PM |
| #2 Considering that Khan based his empire on theft of information to begin with, no one should be surprised by a little more self-serving dishonesty. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-1-26 1:20:18 PM |
| #1 "KHAAAAAAAAANNNN!" How about: "Khan, you bloodsucker!".. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-26 11:54:52 AM |