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| LHC restores ban on AQ Khan's movement |
| 2010-01-26 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court adjourned hearing on Monday of the federal government's petition, praying to restrain nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan from media interaction and meeting people without security clearance, till February 3. The judge deferred the hearing, as Barrister Syed Ali Zafar, counsel for the scientist, was not available. The court was informed that the counsel was out of the country so the matter should be adjourned. High Court, now defunct, which restricted the scientist from moving without security clearance and giving statements to the media. In this petition, Dr Khan had already filed his reply negating the government's plea that he had been giving interviews to local or foreign media. He said it was merely an allegation that he had been in direct or indirect communication with any foreign journalist. The federation had taken a plea that different foreign journalists in their articles had written that they were in communication with Dr AQ Khan. It said that Dr Khan should either deny or admit the claims made by foreign journalists. Soofi pleaded that the matter being of utmost importance and relating to the national security deserved to be investigated thoroughly. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The HADRON COLLIDER??? Gut nuthin. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-26 00:47 |