ISLAMABAD, December 23 (IslamOnline.net) - Pakistan confirmed Tuesday, December 23, it was questioning the country’s top nuclear scientist about his alleged role in the suspected technology transfers to Iran.

Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood Khan told a weekly briefing government agencies were questioning Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program, with regards to claims leveled by Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"We have received some information from the Iranian government and IAEA which pointed to some individuals and we are looking into all the possibilities and all the allegations that have been made.

"We are trying to ascertain the ferocity of the reports and the information that has been provided to us," asserted the spokesman.

According to rife media reports, the Iranian government has provided the IAEA with the names of certain Pakistani individuals who assisted in its nuclear program in late 80’s.

Pakistan security agencies last month detained three senior nuclear scientists for debriefing sessions that were related to Pakistan’s nuclear program amid reports that they were being interrogated for violating country’s export laws.

There were unconfirmed reports that these scientists have been involved in technology or information transfer to Iran about nuclear program.

But the government had denied all these repots and had maintained that these scientists were being involved with debriefing sessions with security institutions.

However, Khan made it clear that some allegations of nuclear transfers were under investigations.

"There are indications that some individuals might have been motivated by personal ambitions or greed. But let me also add that we have not made a final determination," he added.

Indicating that his government was collecting data and information, the spokesman asserted that "once the process is complete we will take action against individuals if warranted and if they are found culprit."

Masood said actions would be taken against any individual who was found involved in transfers of any sort.

"Government of Pakistani and all state institutions and entities will distance themselves from these individuals because no state institution or public entity has ever been involved in transfer of sensitive nuclear technology," he underlined.

"We will take action against them under our own laws. Under our own Pakistani laws. No individual can endanger vital security interest of Pakistan."

The spokesman stressed that the "government of Pakistan has not authorized or initiated any transfer of sensitive nuclear technology or information to other countries. This is out of the question."

He said Pakistan takes its responsibility as a nuclear weapons state very seriously.

"We are a responsible state and we understand our obligations."

Khan said media reports was not related to only individuals from Pakistan but also many countries in Asia, Europe and north Africa.