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Burney demands access to Kasab to give confessions' credibility

Karachi, Dec. 31 (ANI): Ansar Burney Trust Chairman and Pakistan's former federal minister for human rights, Ansar Burney has appealed to the Indian government to allow him to get in touch with Ajmal Kasab, who was allegedly involved in The Mumbai attacks.

Burney said that Kasab's confession recorded in custody could not be valued legally to establish any unlawful activities committed by him unless the confession is supported by independent evidence available in the crime, the Daily Times reported.

Kasab supposedly hails from Faridkot village in Pakistan, who was captured on November 26 after a group of terrorists launched attacks in Mumbai.

Burney also expressed dissatisfaction over Kasab's ongoing trial, while requesting the Indian government for a complete access to Kasab so that he could request to his fellow members at the United Nations Human Rights Council's Advisory Committee for a fair and impartial investigation. (ANI)

Gilani rules out IAEA access to A.Q. Khan

Islamabad, Jan.17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that there is no question of giving the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to the disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.Gilani said that the network of Khan had been demolished, and there was no need of any further information in the matter."There is no point of providing any access by the UN nuclear watchdog to Dr. Khan as "his network is broken and there is no.....
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