NEW YORK, Feb 9: President Asif Ali Zardari has assured the United States that the movement of scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan was still restricted, the New York Times said quoting a Pakistan government official.

Mr Khan would be barred from foreign travel and from making financial transactions, the official told the Times.

He would be allowed to receive visitors only from an approved list of family and friends, the official added.

An Obama administration official said on Sunday that the White House appreciated the efforts of the Zardari government but remained “exceedingly concerned” about Mr Khan, and that it was unclear whether the new restrictions would be sufficient.—Correspondent