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Cabinet recommends pardon for Dr Khan

 ISLAMABAD, Feb 5 (APP): The Federal Cabinet on Thursday 
recommended to the President to pardon Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan for
unauthorized proliferation activities.
     The Federal Cabinet in a special meeting here chaired by 
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali reviewed the mercy 
petition of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan referred by the National 
Command Authority (NCA) on February 4 and "decided to
forward its recommendations to the President to pardon the
Scientist."
     Dr A.Q Khan met the President on Wednesday and accepted full
responsibility for all proliferation activities, which were
conducted by him during the period in which he was at the helm of
affairs at Khan Research Laboratories.
     Dr. Khan also submitted his mercy petition to the President
and requested for clemency, in view of his services for national
security.
     He also reconfirmed to the President the details of
proliferation activities he committed in the past.
     Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan offered his "deepest regrets" 
and "unqualified apologies" to the nation for his involvement 
in "unauthorized" proliferation activities.
     The President consulted the National Command Authority which
decided to forward the clemency appeal to the Federal Cabinet for
final decision.
     The NCA, which met yesterday was attended by President
General Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan
Jamali, Foreign Minister, Interior Minister, Defence Minister,
Finance Minister, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chief
of the Naval Staff, Chief of the Air Staff, Vice Chief of Army
Staff and other senior civil and military officials.
     The cabinet also expressed its solidarity with the people of
Kashmir and felt that the peace process initiated between India
and Pakistan as a result of January 6 joint statement following a
meeting between President General Pervez Musharraf and Indian
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would lead to resolution
of all outstanding disputes between Pakistan and India including
the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
     The Cabinet expressed its satisfaction that as a result of
cease fire the Kashmiris living on both sides of LOC have observed
Eid in a period of tranquility and calm and that relatives and
friends living on both sides of Neelum River have exchange
presents and gifts on the occasion.