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| Musharraf 'agreed' nuclear export | Musharraf 'agreed' nuclear export |
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| Disgraced scientist AQ Khan has said that Pakistan transported nuclear material to North Korea with the full knowledge of President Musharraf. | Disgraced scientist AQ Khan has said that Pakistan transported nuclear material to North Korea with the full knowledge of President Musharraf. |
| He told the Associated Press news agency that the army supervised a flight of centrifuges in 2000. | He told the Associated Press news agency that the army supervised a flight of centrifuges in 2000. |
| At the time Mr Musharraf was head of the army. | At the time Mr Musharraf was head of the army. |
| Dr Khan said that uranium enrichment equipment was sent in a North Korean plane loaded under the supervision of Pakistani security officials. | Dr Khan said that uranium enrichment equipment was sent in a North Korean plane loaded under the supervision of Pakistani security officials. |
| Dr Khan's latest claims contradict a public confession he made in 2004 that he was solely responsible for exporting nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya. | |
| They also are also at variance with the oft-stated line of the Pakistani government that neither it nor the army had any knowledge of the exports. | They also are also at variance with the oft-stated line of the Pakistani government that neither it nor the army had any knowledge of the exports. |
| "It was a North Korean plane, and the army had complete knowledge about it and the equipment," Dr Khan said. | "It was a North Korean plane, and the army had complete knowledge about it and the equipment," Dr Khan said. |
| "It must have gone with his (Musharraf's) consent." | "It must have gone with his (Musharraf's) consent." |
| Correspondents say that the allegations are highly controversial and could prove extremely embarrassing for the army and Mr Musharraf. | Correspondents say that the allegations are highly controversial and could prove extremely embarrassing for the army and Mr Musharraf. |
| So far there has been no response from the president, the government or the army in relation to the allegations. | So far there has been no response from the president, the government or the army in relation to the allegations. |