Moscow: The leadership of Pakistan was "well aware" of the "clandestine" activities of nuclear scientist A Q Khan, who besides Iran, Libya and North Korea, could also be behind the proliferation of sensitive nuclear technologies to Syria, Turkey and Spain, according to an IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) source.

"The leadership of Pakistan was well aware of the export of Pakistani nuclear technologies," the unnamed source in the International Atomic Energy Agency was quoted as saying by 'RIA Novosti' news agency today (Mar 9, 2004).

"It is not ruled out that besides Iran, Libya and North Korea, such supplies could have been made to Syria, Turkey and Spain," the agency's source added.

He, however, did not say whether the Pakistani political or military leadership or both were aware of the "clandestine" activities of Dr Khan's "black market" acting through Dubai, Malaysia, South Korea, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, UK, and the Netherlands, offering nuclear technologies to the "interested" countries.