So much for punishing an infamous nuclear proliferator.
Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan, who ran a global network of nuclear-weapons technology — catering to such clients as Libya, Iran and North Korea –was placed under house arrest by strongman Pervez Musharraf in 2004 under pressure from the Bush administration. House arrest was a compromise: Musharraf feared imprisoning Khan, a national hero, due not only to popular outrage but fear that Khan might disclose collaborators in Musharraf’s government. Now, however, the AP reports that Khan is “virtually a free citizen,” and has been for “several months,” according to Pakistani officials:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=180491