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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor and Kiyya Baloch

Your lives are in danger, police warn Pakistani dissidents in UK

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Pakistani exiles are being advised to keep a low profile. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy

Pakistani exiles seeking refuge in the UK are being advised by counter-terrorism police to keep a low profile following warnings that their lives may be at risk after criticising Pakistan’s powerful military.

Counter Terrorism Policing, a collaboration of UK police forces and the security services, has told possible targets that they need to inform police if they intend to travel within the UK.

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