RAWALPINDI, Feb 6: An FIR was registered against Dr A. Q. Khan by the Airport Police a few days back on the complaint of Brigadier Shoaib, KRL's director of security.

Talking to Dawn on Friday, ISPR chief Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan confirmed the registration of the FIR and said it was sealed after President Pervez Musharraf pardoned Dr Khan.

"The FIR was specifically against Dr Khan," Maj-Gen Sultan said and added: "I do not know contents of the FIR and the date of its registration."