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Relatives of Pak N-scientists announce mass campaign

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Feb 17, IRNA - The relatives of detained nuclear 
scientist have announced to launch countrywide mass mobilization 
campaign to save Pakistan`s national strategic assets and its 
national heros. 
"We urge the people of Pakistan to support us in saving our 
national strategic assets and national heroes who served for 
impregnable defense of the country," the relatives told a news 
conference. 
Those who addressed the news conference included Assamul Haq 
(brother of Major Islamul Haq - personal staff officer of Dr. A.Q. 
Khan), Shafique (son of Brig Sajawal - security chief of KRL), 
Usman Nazir (son of Dr. Nazeer - nuke scientist of KRL), relatives 
of Dr. Muhammad Farooq (head of foreign procurement department of 
KRL) and many men and women related to other detained officials of 
KRL. 
"We heard a rumor that Dr. Khan received a heart attack but I 
would like to tell you all that he is okay. He however needs a 
regular medical treatment," Assamul Haq said. 
He added, "We fear that Dr A.Q. Khan might be eliminated as 
the US President Bush had already declared him as his enemy." 
He referred to the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and said 
"he was murdered on initiating nuclear program". 
"We have adopted a rational way to get our dear ones released 
and want to mobilize our Pakistani brothers and sisters for this 
noble cause," Haq said. 
They urged the parliamentarians for requisition of joint 
sitting of the parliament for in-camera session on proliferation 
issue and for questioning these detained scientists and officials 
of KRL. 
Dr. Shafiqur Rehman, medical doctor of Dr. Khan, said, "We met 
Ch. Shujaat - president of the Pakistan Muslim League - and despite 
his assurance, there is no news where our dear ones are being kept. 
He said that Dr. Khan has been suffering from hypertension, 
depression and loneliness "and needs continuous medical treatment". 
Only one nurse has been taking care of his health, Dr. Shafiq 
said while referring to the information he had received. 
They said that all who have been detained for the last weeks 
belong to an age group of 55 to 67-years. 
They told the news conference that Dr. Zubair was sacked from 
KRL by Dr. Khan on the charges of corruption. Zubair was also 
detained on November 27 with other scientists of KRL but was 
released after a few days. 
They argued and produced material while saying that every 
information of making nuclear bomb has been mentioned in the 
journals and books related to physics and other natural sciences. 
Usman Nazeer said, "Strangely Israel refused IAEA for any sort 
of inspection of its nuclear assets, "but strangely the government 
of Pakistan who is not member of NPT not only opened its nuclear 
facilities on foreigners but defamed its own scientists." 
TK/TSH/213 
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