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| No evidence Khan sold nuke tech to al-Qaeda |
| 2005-02-14 |
| Pakistan's ambassador to the US, General (Retd) Jahangir Karamat has said that there is no evidence that Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan sold nuclear technology to al-Qaeda or other militant groups. The News quoted Karamat as saying that not only was Khan's network no longer in operation, the fact was that its entire Pakistani operation had been routed. "I know for a fact that there is no evidence whatsoever for his ever having done business with Al Qaeda or with any other terrorist organisation. Khan's network is gone now. It's history. I'm positive that the network has ceased to operate. There may be people internationally who are underground and who in fact may be getting away with something while the focus remains on something which has been closed down," the paper quoted him as saying He however, did acknowledge that some of Khan's international associates might still be carrying on the business forward. He said that though Pakistan was not aware of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden or his deputy, Ayman al Zawahri's whereabouts, Islamabad, he added had nevertheless broken the back of the group's presence in Pakistan, to the extent that only a mere 80- 100 low level operatives were holed up in the remote areas of the country. "I don't think there are any more of those kind of leadership people in our urban areas. There are no sanctuaries now whatsoever. And if there are any 80-100 estimated people, they are now on the run and looking for places to hide. I don't think we should be looking at any resurgence of that kind of activity in the future," he added. "As far as Osama bin laden is concerned, I couldn't tell you where he is. There's never been a sighting of this man who would be a head taller than anybody else in that area. And there's never even been a confirmed rumour or indication, in spite of all the interrogations that have been carried out, about where he is. If he is in that area, some remote part of Afghanistan or Pakistan, then he is probably confined to a house or a compound and he's not moving out from there," he further added. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 I’m positive that the network has ceased to operate. Oh, of course it has, but I wonder if the ISI keeps them on retainer just for old times sake? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-02-14 2:52:57 PM |
| #2 Bridge for sale! |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-02-14 11:51:35 AM |
| #1 Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, General (Retd) Jahangir Karamat has said that there is no evidence that Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan sold nuclear technology to al-Qaeda or other militant groups. By the Benevolent, the LovingKind, I swear this! |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-02-14 8:44:16 AM |