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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Pakistani pleads guilty in US on nuclear charges

Pakistani pleads guilty in US on nuclear charges

Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2011
A Pakistani citizen on Friday plead guilty to illegally attempting to export nuclear material to organizations in his homeland that are classed "of concern" to US national security, justice officials said. Nadeem Akhtar, 46, faces up to five years in jail and a $250,000 fine, for conducting a scheme to provide restricted items to clients in Pakistan, including agencies of the government in I

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