Pak Government condemns Bhuttos statement over AQ Khan

The Pakistan Government has condemned former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos statement that if she becomes the Prime Minister, she would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to question Dr. A.Q. Khan, the disgraced founder of Pakistans nuclear programme.It has to be determined, if Khan was solely responsible for what he had confessed to, or if there were others involved, Bhutto had said.She had also said that when in power, her party would hold a parliamentary debate over the issue.

Islamabad, Sep 27 : The Pakistan Government has condemned former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's statement that if she becomes the Prime Minister, she would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to question Dr. A.Q. Khan, the disgraced founder of Pakistan's nuclear programme.It has to be determined, if Khan was solely responsible for what he had confessed to, or if there were "others" involved, Bhutto had said.She had also said that when in power, her party would hold a parliamentary debate over the issue.

Condemning Bhutto's statement, Foreign Office spokeswoman Taslim Aslam said that the Pakistan Government had fully investigated the matter and, "in case there is new information ...we will conduct investigations and provide information to the IAEA".

Other countries have failed to match Pakistan's efforts to prevent proliferation; the Daily Times quoted Aslam, as saying.

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