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Pakistan Nuclear Scientist Held
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
By Keith Dovkants / Associated Newspapers, Ltd.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
American investigators are questioning an eminent Pakistani scientist over intelligence reports that indicate Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network has acquired the technology to manufacture a viable nuclear bomb.

In what is being seen as one of the most disturbing developments in the unfolding inquiry into Al Qaeda, Dr Sultan Bashiruddin Mehmood was arrested by Pakistani secret servicemen at his home in Lahore and interrogated by a team of FBI and CIA agents.

Dr Mehmood was a leading figure in Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission until his resignation over disagreements with government policy. He is a staunch supporter of Afghanistan's Taliban regime and has helped establish a number of industrial facilities in the country using mainly Islamic funds.
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2001 © Associated Newspapers, Ltd.

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