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14 years jail term for N-proliferation in Pakistan

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, May 6, IRNA - Pakistan has approved a draft bill to 
prevent the proliferation of nuclear and biological technology, 
material weapons and their delivery system. 
Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill to control 
the export of technologies and materials relating to nuclear, 
biological, chemical weapons and their means of delivery. 
According to local media, anyone involved in the proliferation 
of nuclear and biological technology and the transfer of their 
delivery systems would, on conviction, face 14 years in jail or 
Rs. five million fine or both. The property and assets of the 
convict would also be confiscated. 
The bill would be presented to the parliament for approval, 
after which it would become a law called the Nuclear and 
Biological and their Delivery System Act. 
Analysts said that the decision was part of the government 
strategy to put in place stringent control mechanism. It was made 
in the wake of recent charges of nuclear proliferation on some 
Pakistani scientists. 
"The draft bill manifests Pakistan`s strong commitment to the 
prevention of proliferation of nuclear and biological weapons and 
missile capable of delivering of such weapons," an official 
statement said. 
The UN Security Council recently has adopted a non-proliferation 
resolution mandating all countries to strengthen world to put in 
place and implement comprehensive legislation to strengthen controls 
on the export, re-export, transshipment and transit of goods and 
technologies, material and equipment related to nuclear and 
biological weapons and missiles capable of delivering such weapons. 
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