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Summary Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said that Pervez Musharraf had caused enormous damage to the country.
He said that Musharraf could have pledged the country’s nuclear programme at the hands of his foreign master (USA).In an interview to a locally published magazine, Dr A.Q. Khan claimed that Musharraf handed over the top secret centrifuge of the country to the USA, therefore, Musharraf is considered as traitor.He claimed that even though there is no threat to the nuclear program of the country as it is in the safe hands. Dr. Khan added that country’s nuclear programme was in safe hands and very powerful command and control authority was in place to take care of the nuclear assets of the country.He further said that Musharraf had pushed the country into deep crisis and the country had to pay for the wrong steps of Musharraf for almost a decade and still the country was paying off for his deeds in shape of unrest in Balochistan.Dr. Khan said, “Our beloved country has been facing numerous challenges; however, the US intervention in internal affairs of the country is a very grave issue”. He added¸ “As a one nation, we need to unite against the foreign aggression in the best interest of the country”.To another question, he said that he has nothing personal against Musharraf but considered him as a criminal who had done wrong to the whole nation.Terming Musharraf as the killer of Nawab Akbar Bugti and suggested that he (Musharraf) should be handed over to chieftain of Bugti tribe which would neutralise half the grievances of the Baloch.To a question about the allegations levelled against him for selling off the nuclear technology to foreign countries, Dr. Khan said that he even could not think of sharing an iota of information of country’s nuclear programme with anyone what to speak of selling off the nuclear technology.He stated that Pakistan had not given any nuclear technology to any country. He was all praise for Gen Kidwai, who is heading the authority in most professional fashion.Dr. A.Q. Khan said that honest and capable leadership with the support of a team of technocrats of impeccable character could steer the country out of prevailing crisis and put the country on road to progress and prosperity.He said that Pakistan is blessed with enormous mineral and other resources and the only thing the nation need is a good team to exploit these resources for the welfare of the people of Pakistan.
