Mush aides tell A Q Khan to shut up if he wants freedom

Disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan, who is accused of nuclear proliferation activities, has been told to stop his rant against Pervez Musharraf by the President’s aides on the assurance that his case might be reviewed and the restrictions lifted. Musharraf’s aides met Khan on Saturday, under house arrest for the past four years, in the backdrop of the scientist’s recent media interviews in which he denied any involvement in proliferation and said he had made a confession in this regard “under pressure” from Musharraf.

The President’s aides told Khan that his case could be reviewed and restrictions on his movement could be lifted if he promised not to harm Musharraf’s image in the media, the Dawn newspaper quoted sources as saying. Khan gave a positive response to the offer, the sources said.