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Pakistan ex-army chief says was not held for `debriefing`

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Jan 20, IRNA -- Pakistan`s former army chief General (retd)
Mirza Aslam Beg Tuesday dismissed as `baseless and malicious` a 
British newspaper report that he was detained for debriefing, 
following debriefing of nuclear scientists. 
"I was not held for debriefing. The United States have been 
leveling allegations against me for 15 years but failed to produce any
proofs," General Beg told the local NNI news agency in an interview. 
The Times of London reported Tuesday that General Aslam Beg, 
former chief of army staff of Pakistan is being questioned in 
Islamabad for his role in the alleged sale of nuclear technology to 
foreign countries. 
The former army chief condemned the `de-briefing` of nuclear 
scientists and described the process as insult to the scientists. 
"The current debriefing is wrong," he said and added that the 
concerned officials should go to the offices of the scientists and 
show respect to them if the government is interested in debriefing. 
He said Pakistan did not have any outside threat but the 
`debriefing` session has created doubts in the country. 
General Beg was the chief of army staff from 1988-91. He has also 
served as head of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI). 
Pakistani authorities have reportedly detained eight other 
officials linked with its premier nuclear weapons laboratory. 
Among them were two retired brigadiers who until recently had 
served as directors at the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and a 
retired major. 
TK/TSH/AH/210 
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