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The day after the British citizen Mirza Tahir Hussain was released from death row in Pakistan and permitted to return to his family in Leeds, Tony Blair begins a visit to Pakistan for talks with President Musharraf and to announce that the UK will be doubling its development aid to the country to £460m.

We know Mr Blair has already personally intervened on Mr Hussain's behalf. It seems likely that his release was part of a bigger deal with Pakistan, other elements of which appear to include educational funds to counter the influence of those Islamic religious schools thought to be part of the radicalisation of young people.