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| Death row man 'being counselled' | Death row man 'being counselled' |
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| A man who is back in the UK after spending 18 years on death row in Pakistan will not return to his Yorkshire home for at least a week. | A man who is back in the UK after spending 18 years on death row in Pakistan will not return to his Yorkshire home for at least a week. |
| Mirza Tahir Hussain will need counselling and medical tests before he can return to his family in Leeds, his brother Amjad told BBC News. | Mirza Tahir Hussain will need counselling and medical tests before he can return to his family in Leeds, his brother Amjad told BBC News. |
| Hussain, 36, arrived at Heathrow Airport late on Friday evening. | Hussain, 36, arrived at Heathrow Airport late on Friday evening. |
| He is staying at an undisclosed location in the south of England while he adjusts to life outside of prison. | He is staying at an undisclosed location in the south of England while he adjusts to life outside of prison. |
| Amjad Hussain said: "It's been quite an ordeal for him and he needs some space and time and needs to adjust. | Amjad Hussain said: "It's been quite an ordeal for him and he needs some space and time and needs to adjust. |
| "Still, it is a wondrous occasion for him." | "Still, it is a wondrous occasion for him." |
| Hussain was convicted in 1989 of murdering a taxi driver, but maintained the killing was in self-defence. | Hussain was convicted in 1989 of murdering a taxi driver, but maintained the killing was in self-defence. |
| On arrival at Heathrow Airport, he thanked those who campaigned for his release and added: "I am glad to be home." | On arrival at Heathrow Airport, he thanked those who campaigned for his release and added: "I am glad to be home." |
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| "Freedom is a great gift. I want to use this freedom to get to know my family again, to adjust back to living here and to come to terms with my ordeal. | "Freedom is a great gift. I want to use this freedom to get to know my family again, to adjust back to living here and to come to terms with my ordeal. |
| "My thoughts remain with all the prisoners I have left behind." | "My thoughts remain with all the prisoners I have left behind." |
| Hussain thanked those who helped win his release including President Musharraf, Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Prince of Wales and the Muslim Council of Britain. | Hussain thanked those who helped win his release including President Musharraf, Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Prince of Wales and the Muslim Council of Britain. |
| Originally acquitted of the murder by Pakistan's High Court, an Islamic court sentenced him to death in 1998. | Originally acquitted of the murder by Pakistan's High Court, an Islamic court sentenced him to death in 1998. |
| His execution was stayed several times, most recently until the end of this year. | His execution was stayed several times, most recently until the end of this year. |
| Authorities had hoped a blood-money settlement, permitted under Islamic law, could be reached with the dead man's family. | Authorities had hoped a blood-money settlement, permitted under Islamic law, could be reached with the dead man's family. |
| The family of the victim said on Thursday they were furious the sentence had been commuted and planned to appeal against the decision. | The family of the victim said on Thursday they were furious the sentence had been commuted and planned to appeal against the decision. |