ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has denied reports that nuclear scientists A Q Khan was under house arrest.

In interviews with TV channels, the minister also said that the debriefing of scientists would end before Eid. He said: "The debriefing would be completed within next few days.

He clarified that the scientists and others had not been arrested by the government, rather they were only called for debriefing.-Agencies