The controversy around the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has once again started making headlines in the international media. Khan confessed in 2004 that he passed on nuclear know how to Iran, North Korea and Libya, after which President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, who was also the then army chief, pardoned him, but since then the scientist is under house arrest.
This year, government relaxed a few restrictions on his movement and Khan began to speak up to media. In his first ever comments to a wire service he disclosed that he confessed to save Pakistan and denied any wrong doing.
Pakistan government has refused to allow US and International Atomic Energy Agency to quiz Khan over the alleged nuclear proliferation scandal.
Pakistan's foreign ministry on Friday reacted to a news item in a section of the media that the nuclear bomb design in digital format, which was in the possession of the Tinners of Switzerland, was similar to Pakistani design provided by Dr. A.Q. Khan.
"This conjecture is surprising as no foreigner has any access to Pakistan 's nuclear designs. It is not understood how anyone could reach such a conclusion," the ministry said in a statement.
"The entire story raised a number of questions. If Tinners files have relevance to Dr. A.Q. Khan, then why were they destroyed?  The files should have been shared with Pakistan , if they were genuine and relevant to Dr. A.Q. Khan," it said.
"Dr. A.Q. Khan's case is closed as he does not have any official status and in no manner whatsoever he can indulge in nuclear proliferation. All relevant information of the case has already been shared with the IAEA and there is no new development in this context."
This year, government relaxed a few restrictions on his movement and Khan began to speak up to media. In his first ever comments to a wire service he disclosed that he confessed to save Pakistan and denied any wrong doing.
Pakistan government has refused to allow US and International Atomic Energy Agency to quiz Khan over the alleged nuclear proliferation scandal.
Pakistan's foreign ministry on Friday reacted to a news item in a section of the media that the nuclear bomb design in digital format, which was in the possession of the Tinners of Switzerland, was similar to Pakistani design provided by Dr. A.Q. Khan.
"This conjecture is surprising as no foreigner has any access to Pakistan 's nuclear designs. It is not understood how anyone could reach such a conclusion," the ministry said in a statement.
"The entire story raised a number of questions. If Tinners files have relevance to Dr. A.Q. Khan, then why were they destroyed?  The files should have been shared with Pakistan , if they were genuine and relevant to Dr. A.Q. Khan," it said.
"Dr. A.Q. Khan's case is closed as he does not have any official status and in no manner whatsoever he can indulge in nuclear proliferation. All relevant information of the case has already been shared with the IAEA and there is no new development in this context."
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