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Pakistan mosque-goers fear attacks
Security concerns make worshippers stay away from the nation's biggest mosque.
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2009 17:11 GMT

Places that attract crowds are becoming more and more dangerous for Pakistanis.

Since the army launched a fresh offensive against the Taliban, there have been virtually daily bombings and killings.

Fear of attacks has caused a big fall in the number of worshippers for Friday prayers at Pakistan's biggest mosque.

Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from the Shah Faisal mosque in Islamabad, a week after attackers killed 36 people in a mosque in the country's north.

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Al Jazeera
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