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Uploaded by on Jul 8, 2011

Tabinda Naeem
A Pakistani foreign ministry spokeswoman has denied reports of two US News Papers that Abdul Qadeer Khan- the founder of Pakistan's Nuclear Program released documents detailing the secret transfer of more than $3 million in exchange for nuclear technology in the 1990s. According to the news report, the secret document says that more than $3.5 million and some jewelry had been paid to two Pakistani military officers in exchange for the delivery of missile components.

This detailed report, examines the illicit trade of nuclear materials and how Pakistan,simultaneously being a nuclear power and a hotbed of extremism can play a role in stopping this trade. Pakistan like India is not a signatory of Non Proliferation Treaty -a binding agreement between 185 countries to not to pursue nuclear weapons. A few experts in Washington are positive that Pakistani government was not involved in the secret trade of nuclear designs and material to Libya, North Korea or Iran back in 1980s and after dismantling the network of Dr AQ Khan-the founder of Pakistan's nuclear program this secret trade has been put to a halt. They also think that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are in the safe hands however they think that safe gaurd of all the classified information regarding the nuclear programs or how to make a nuclear bomb is imperative for the non proliferation of nuclear material, however Pakistan started to realize it only after the revelations came out about AQ Khan's network in 2004. David Albright, a physicist and president of the Institute for Science and International Security and Matthew Kroenig-Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and a research fellow with the Harvard University were interviewed for this report in April 2010.

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  • mujay samj nhi ati,,, pori duniya ka media anti pakistan hy and anti muslim hy lakin ye VOA bara pro pakistan and pro muslim hy,,, khair achi bat hay,,, lakin reporting b achi karta hay,,,

  • very well and balanced report,, no bias ,, excellant report,,

    oh today i saw tabinda naeem nice reporting,, always listened on radio wanted to watch the face behind the vvoice ,, keep it up,,

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