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Pak questioning several nuclear scientists
Islamabad , Dec 23: Acknowledging that `certain individuals` might have been motivated by `personal greed` to share nuclear technology with Iran, Pakistan today said it is questioning several scientists, including Father of its nuclear bomb Dr A Q Khan, for their alleged role.
Islamabad , Dec 23: Acknowledging that "certain
individuals" might have been motivated by "personal greed" to
share nuclear technology with Iran, Pakistan today said it is
questioning several scientists, including Father of its
nuclear bomb Dr A Q Khan, for their alleged role.
"There are indications that certain individuals might have been motivated by personal ambition or greed, but we have not made a final determination," Pakistan foreign office spokesman Masood Khan told reporters here.
While admitting that investigations were going on for several weeks, he said "let us not draw hasty conclusions." "We have been approached by IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency).We have been given some information by government of Iran.The information shared with us pointed to certain individuals," he said.
Stressing that Dr Khan and other scientists were not detained but only subjected to "de-briefing", he maintained that Pakistan government and its nuclear institutions were never involved in the proliferation, but currently investigations were on to ascertain whether any nuclear weapons technology was proliferated by scientists themselves.
"The government of Pakistan has never proliferated and would never proliferate. Pakistan is a nuclear weapons state and takes its responsibilities seriously."
"There are indications that certain individuals might have been motivated by personal ambition or greed, but we have not made a final determination," Pakistan foreign office spokesman Masood Khan told reporters here.
While admitting that investigations were going on for several weeks, he said "let us not draw hasty conclusions." "We have been approached by IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency).We have been given some information by government of Iran.The information shared with us pointed to certain individuals," he said.
Stressing that Dr Khan and other scientists were not detained but only subjected to "de-briefing", he maintained that Pakistan government and its nuclear institutions were never involved in the proliferation, but currently investigations were on to ascertain whether any nuclear weapons technology was proliferated by scientists themselves.
"The government of Pakistan has never proliferated and would never proliferate. Pakistan is a nuclear weapons state and takes its responsibilities seriously."
Bureau Report