Nuclear Black Market Probe Continues, U.S. Says

A senior U.S. State Department official said yesterday that investigations continue into the nuclear black market once led by former top Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, March 20).

“It is an ongoing thing. We expect it to continue,” said Richard Boucher, U.S. assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, in response to questions about whether Washington is still seeking to question Khan.

Pakistan has not allowed access to Khan, who was pardoned and placed under house arrest (Agence France-Presse I/Yahoo!News, April 5).

Boucher met yesterday with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, but it was not immediately known if they discussed Islamabad’s demand for a nuclear technology sharing deal akin to the proposed agreement between India and the United States.

Boucher acknowledged that the issue came up during earlier discussions with Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri, AFP reported (Agence France-Presse II/Yahoo!News, April 5).

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