First in a two-part series. Part two will appear next Wednesday. LONDON -- In the aftermath of the Mumbai slaughter, Britain has increased pressure on Pakistan to deal decisively with the radicalization of young Muslims in its Saudi-funded madrassas and in the al-Qaida training camps that flourish in the lawless tribal areas along its porous border with Afghanistan. Britain has cause for concern. On a visit to Islamabad this month, Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed that more than 20 serious terrorist plots against Britain -- about three-quarters of the active plots currently monitored by Britain's MI5 intelligence service -- are being planned in Pakistan. And he told President Ali Asif Zardari that, "the time has come for action, not words."
Britain Grapples with Terrorist Threat
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