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WASHINGTON: Under tremendous pressure from the United States, Islamabad’s ruling dispensation appears to be zeroing in on Pakistan’s national hero, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, as the source of nuclear proliferation. Several people, perhaps up to 25, included some of Khan’s closest aides, have been detained in recent days. Some of them have been dragged out of their homes kicking and screaming, according to family members who have spoken to the Pakistani media. Khan himself has been treated more circumspectly, but he has also been questioned exhaustively and further steps against him seem imminent. The military government already seems to be...

Pakistani authorities have detained a senior aide of top Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, amid a probe into the alleged leaking of nuclear information to Iran, his family said. "Major Islam ul-Haq was picked up by the security officials from the residence of Dr Qadeer Khan at about 8:30pm on Saturday," his wife Nilofer said. Islam, a retired member of the military, is the principal staff officer of Qadeer Khan, who created Pakistan's nuclear bomb. "Some army officers, including members of the military intelligence, came in two jeeps and said they want to take Major Islam for interrogation," Nilofer...