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Reproduced below in full is the email from former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot Qais Hussain in which he has expressed condolences to Ms Farida Singh, the daughter of Jahangir “Jangoo” Engineer, the

India, Pak may allow bilateral investment

Pakistan and India are likely to allow investment in each other’s countries, which, till now, has not been permitted.

‘US has plan ready to snatch Pak nukes’

The United States wants to create a crisis in Pakistan and eventually seize the county’s nuclear weapons, a media report said.

US recruits locals as Pak Punjab spies

As Islamabad works to minimise the presence of US intelligence operatives in Pakistan, the US has started hiring locals to do the job for them, intelligence reports said.

41% Pak girls fail to cross primary school

Approximately 41% of Pakistani girls fail to complete primary schooling, according to a report published by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE).

Minister: 70% Karachi killings by wives, girlfriends

Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik has said over 70 per cent of the people reported killed in the recent violence in Karachi were in fact murdered by their “wives and girlfriends”. “If it is reported that 100 people are killed in targeted killings, investigations later revealed that only 30 were actual victims while the remaining 70 or more died at the hands of their wives or girlfriends,” Mr Malik said. “They definitely took advantage of the situation and killed them,” said the interior minister.

Pak, citing nest of spies, tries to restrict AQ

The Pakistani authorities have noticed “extremely suspicious movements and the presence of several foreigners” in the neighbourhood of nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, official sources said.

Pak army brigadier held for terror links

The Pakistan Army has arrested a brigadier posted to General Headquarters (GHQ) in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, adjacent to the capital Islamabad, on charges of alleged links with a banned outfit,

Pak brigadier held for terror link

The Pakistan Army has arrested a brigadier posted to General Headquarters (GHQ) in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, adjacent to the capital Islamabad, on charges of alleged links with a banned outfit, media reports said Tuesday.

Zardari mulls Sarabjit release

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is considering releasing Indian national Sarabjit Singh in response to appeals from various quarters, including his Mr Singh’s family, official sources said.

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