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Posts published in “Day: September 2, 2009

A.Q. Khan still poses risk: US

WASHINGTON, Sept 1: Discredited Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan “remains a serious proliferation risk,” a US official said on Tuesday after the scientist gained freedom of movement. In Islamabad, Mr Khan said the Pakistani authorities had lifted restrictions on his movements. “We believe he remains a serious proliferation risk,” a State Department official told AFP on condition of anonymity when asked to comment on the news. “We have made clear to the Pakistani government…

Gunmen injure AJK policemen: The Dawn, Sept 2

MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 1: Three policemen were injured on Tuesday when shots were fired by three suspicious persons who later disappeared in the nearby forests bordering Bagh and Poonch districts, police and residents said. The accused, sporting beards and wielding automatic weapons, hidden under shawls, were spotted by the residents of Kothiyan village in dubious condition and they immediately informed the Chitra Topi police post about their presence. When a police party, comprising head constable Idrees…