Posted on 02/06/2009 6:27:18 AM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
NEW DELHI: Reacting sharply to the release of disgraced nuclear scientist AQ Khan by Islamabad High Court, India on Friday said “the move is another example of deception by Pakistan”.
Speaking exclusively to Times Now, MoS external affairs Anand Sharma says, “AQ Khan's release by the Pakistan’s court would be detrimental to global peace and security.”
“Pakistan has deceived India again by setting Khan free,” Sharma added.
Earlier, Islamabad High Court declared disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan a free citizen and abolished his house arrest.
Following his release, Khan stated, “The Pakistan government is strong and the armed forces can tackle everyone.”
However, he said "there is no threat from India, nothing like that has happened."
The scientist, who spoke to the media shortly after TV channels reported that he had reached a secret out-of-court settlement with the government, said he had no plans to associate himself again with Pakistan's nuclear programme.
He said he would dedicate himself to educational activities, including starting new institutions and advising people in the sector.
Khan, lionised by many Pakistanis as the father of the country's atomic bomb, was pardoned but placed under house arrest in 2004 by the then president, Pervez Musharraf, soon after he made a televised confession to selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya.
A court upheld his detention last July and barred him from talking to the media about nuclear proliferation while he was under house arrest.
Last year, a UN nuclear watchdog said Khan's network smuggled nuclear weaponisation blueprints to Iran, Libya and North Korea and was active in 12 countries.
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HT | February 06, 2009 | HT
Posted on 02/06/2009 2:28:23 AM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
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Posted on 02/06/2009 10:35:34 AM PST by puffer
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Posted on 02/06/2009 3:23:24 PM PST by annalex
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