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After Hugh's report from Islamabad last night....some of his words and photos.

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Eddie Mair | 13:36 UK time, Friday, 29 May 2009

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"Mewish and Nadia, physics students at Qaid-e-Azzam university. They told me military action was the only way to deal with the Taleban.

And here's their beautiful campus:

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And this is their Physics professor, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy:

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He says a radio station run by the Islamabad Red Mosque has threatened some of his women students with acid attacks for not covering their faces. He believes the fundamentalist mullahs should be take to court for breaking the law.


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And some more scenes out and about in leafy Islamabad:

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The 'UPS' photograph is telling. Because of incessant power cuts here, sellers of Uninterrupted Power Supply units are doing brisk business. You can also buy rechargeable electric fans and reading lamps."

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