Lahore, Oct 12 : Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that disgraced nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan would not be handed over to anyone and foreign forces would not be allowed to conduct any operation inside Pakistan.

Aziz was speaking at an Iftar dinner hosted by Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader and former President Farooq Ahmed Leghari.

He said that the PML-Q and its allied parties would participate in the next general elections together and it would not form any electoral alliance with any other party.

The nation has all the capabilities to progress, including skill, education and diligence, the Daily Times quoted Aziz, as saying.

Pakistan has the potential to become a great nation and a fortress of the whole Islamic world, he observed.

Aziz said Pervez Musharraf has secured 57 per cent of the votes in the presidential election, which proves his popularity and ensures continuity of his pragmatic policies that have paid good dividends.

He emphasised that to sustain the momentum of economic progress the nation has to overcome the menace of terrorism, which is a big hurdle in the way of development and prosperity. (ANI)