Pakistan downplays scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan's boastful nuclear remark (PTI)

NAGPUR: Pakistan today sought to downplay its nuclear physicist Abdul Qadeer Khan's remarks about his country's reported capability to hit Delhi in five minutes, saying he is a private citizen and too much should not be read into his remarks. 

He is a private citizen and too much importance should not be given to his comments, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said at an interactive session with journalists and intellectuals here.