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Pak cabinet proposes pardon for top N-scientist

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Feb 5, IRNA -- Pakistan Federal Cabinet in its special 
meeting on Thursday recommended to President General Pervez Musharraf 
to accept top nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer`s `appeal for pardon`.
Earlier, the National Command Authority chaired by General 
Musharraf decided to forward the clemency appeal to the cabinet for 
its consideration. 
The cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah
Khan Jamali, considered the appeal and requested the president to 
pardon Dr. Khan, state PTV reported. 
In his televised confession, the father of Pakistan`s nuclear 
program Dr Qadeer on Wednesday admitted to nuclear proliferation and 
sought pardon from the government and the nation. 
Dr. Khan accepted the responsibility, after his meeting with 
President Musharraf on Wednesday. 
In the light of an International Atomic Energy Agency letter, 
Pakistan conducted `debriefing` of some of the nuclear scientists and 
officials. 
MHA/TSH/AH/210 
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