 The Federal Review Board has extended the detention of Dr Farooq, a high-ranking official of Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL), for another 90 days in the nuclear proliferation case. Court sources told Daily Times the three-member board of two judges of the Supreme Court and a high court judge met under Article 10(4) of the Constitution and extended the detention. Dr Farooq was taken into state custody along with other nuclear scientists on the charges of nuclear proliferation on November 23, 2003. The government initially detained the scientists for 60 days but the Federal Review Board thrice extended their detention for three spells of 90 days each. Later all the scientists were released except Dr Farooq. Justice Hamid Ali Mirza of the Supreme Court chaired the board while Justice Falak Sher of the Supreme Court and Justice Sabeehuddin of Sindh High Court were its members. |