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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Pakistan has decreed its nuclear scientists may not leave the country after allegations the country helped Iran's nuclear development.
At the same time, a senior intelligence official said a former army commander had approved the transfer of technology to Iran, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
The official said the scientist who led the effort to build a nuclear bomb, Abdul Qadeer Khan, had told investigators any sharing of nuclear technology with Iran had the approval of Gen. Mirza Aslam Beg, the commander of Pakistan's army from 1988 to 1991. He is now retired.
While army chief, Beg publicly advocated a strategic partnership between Iran and Pakistan. But in an interview in November, the general said he had not approved the transfer of nuclear technology to Iran or any other country.
U.S. officials believe Pakistan shared nuclear technology with Iran, North Korea and Libya, although Pakistani officials said no technology was given to Libya, no technology is currently going to North Korea and the allegations about Iran are being aggressively investigated.
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