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Pakistan questions eight linked to premier nuclear facility ISLAMABAD, Monday (AFP) Pakistani authorities have started questioning eight officials associated with the country's premier nuclear facility amid a probe into the alleged leaking of nuclear information to Iran. "A total of eight people have been called in for debriefing sessions, including three retired military officials associated with the Kahuta Research Laboratory (KRL)," a senior official said late Sunday. "The debriefing sessions are being held in the light of reports received from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," said the official, who did not want to be named. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid confirmed the number but described it as "routine debriefing" sessions. The officials summoned include Major Islam ul-Haq, senior aide of top Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, the official confirmed. "Major Islam ul-Haq was picked up by the security officials from the residence of Doctor Qadeer Khan on Saturday," his wife Nilofer told AFP earlier. Islam, a retired member of the military, is the principal staff officer of Qadeer Khan, who created Pakistan's nuclear bomb. |
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