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| Pakistan police say two police guards who were accused of negligence over the escape of Briton Rashid Rauf have now been charged with helping him get away. | Pakistan police say two police guards who were accused of negligence over the escape of Briton Rashid Rauf have now been charged with helping him get away. |
| Two uncles of Mr Rauf have also been detained for questioning, say police. | Two uncles of Mr Rauf have also been detained for questioning, say police. |
| He escaped over the weekend while visiting an Islamabad mosque on his way back to jail from a court hearing. | He escaped over the weekend while visiting an Islamabad mosque on his way back to jail from a court hearing. |
| Terror charges against him in Pakistan were dropped last month, but the UK wants him extradited in connection with another case, the death of his uncle. | Terror charges against him in Pakistan were dropped last month, but the UK wants him extradited in connection with another case, the death of his uncle. |
| It is also understood that British police want to question him in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic jets from the UK. | It is also understood that British police want to question him in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic jets from the UK. |
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| The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says that Mr Rauf's lawyer said his client's escape was mysterious, suggesting Pakistani authorities may have been reluctant to hand him over to Britain. | The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says that Mr Rauf's lawyer said his client's escape was mysterious, suggesting Pakistani authorities may have been reluctant to hand him over to Britain. |
| Pakistani officials say they have launched a major investigation and are combing the country for him. | Pakistani officials say they have launched a major investigation and are combing the country for him. |
| His arrest in Pakistan in August 2006 prompted a major security alert at airports worldwide. | His arrest in Pakistan in August 2006 prompted a major security alert at airports worldwide. |
| Mr Rauf, who is in his mid-20s, is from Birmingham in the UK. |