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| Pakistan probes Briton's escape | |
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| The Pakistan government has ordered a high-level investigation following the escape of Briton Rashid Rauf. | |
| Two Pakistani policemen are being questioned after Mr Rauf broke free from custody in Islamabad following a court appearance. | |
| Terror charges laid against Rashid Rauf in Pakistan were dropped last month but he was awaiting a decision on whether he will be extradited to the UK. | Terror charges laid against Rashid Rauf in Pakistan were dropped last month but he was awaiting a decision on whether he will be extradited to the UK. |
| He is wanted by West Midlands police investigating the murder of his uncle. | He is wanted by West Midlands police investigating the murder of his uncle. |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad said state media announced the top level probe after Mr Rauf broke free from his handcuffs and ran off after a court hearing. | |
| His guards are being questioned as police hunt for the missing man, she added. | |
| Charges dropped | |
| A Pakistan government spokesman said earlier that "every possible effort" was being made to re-arrest Mr Rauf. | |
| A spokeswoman for the British High Commission in Islamabad said officials were "urgently seeking clarification" of what had happened. | A spokeswoman for the British High Commission in Islamabad said officials were "urgently seeking clarification" of what had happened. |
| In Birmingham, Mr Rauf's father Abdul said: "I don't know anything. I'm shocked." | In Birmingham, Mr Rauf's father Abdul said: "I don't know anything. I'm shocked." |
| Mr Rauf's arrest in Pakistan in August 2006 prompted a major security alert at airports worldwide. | |
| All charges against Mr Rauf have since been dropped, but he has been kept in jail awaiting a decision on the British extradition request. |