Nuclear scientists held amid claims of proliferation

PAKISTAN has expanded its investigation of the country’s premier nuclear weapons laboratory, detaining as many as seven scientists and administrators for questioning, officials said yesterday.

This news comes amid allegations that sensitive technology may have spread to countries such as Iran, North Korea and Libya.

Also yesterday, Pakistani agents arrested seven al-Qaida suspects and confiscated weapons during an early morning raid in the southern city of Karachi, an intelligence officer said.