Islamabad: Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zulifqar Ali Khan dubbed the allegations levelled by the Washington Post, of taking bribe from North Korea for nuclear proliferation, as baseless and a conspiracy to roll back Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
Talking to media the former chairman Wapda said the American’s newspaper story, citing a letter written by a North Korean to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was fabricated and aimed at maligning Pakistani Generals.
Maligning military general by the US media was aimed at roll back Pakistani nuclear programme.
He added that he the alleged letter was written in1998 while he was not deployed in the General headquarters at that time.
Gen Zulfiqar Ali Khan he would take legal action against the newspaper for levelling baseless allegations of taking bribe.
Washington Post on Wednesday reported that North Korea’s government paid more than $3 million in bribes to top Pakistani military officials, including former military chief Jahangir Karamat and Gen Zulfiqar Ali Khan to obtain nuclear technology.
The Post had said Khan released a copy of a letter from a North Korean official dated 1998 which details the deal,.
The letter says that $3 million was paid to one Pakistani military official, while another was given a half-million dollars and some jewellery. It appears to be signed by North Korean Workers Party Secretary Jon Byong, the newspaper said.
