31.   There is speculation the figures may be exaggerated, and U.N. experts are in the North assessing the impact.

32.   International organisations say this figure is exaggerated, however.

33.   But if the figure may be exaggerated, it nonetheless reveals the depth of the hatred and hostility alive in the region.

34.   Cumming said this figure was exaggerated.

35.   UN officials said they thought both figures were exaggerated.

36.   Michael Horowitz of the Hudson Institute said the figures may be exaggerated because of the methods of the study.

37.   Sources in Karachi, the Sindhi metropolis, said intelligence agencies had advised postponing the census because of security concerns and likely attempts to exaggerate figures.