The recent shooting of a 12-year-old carpetweaver in Pakistan has been attributed to child labour racketeers. "We know his death was a conspiracy by the carpet mafia," maintains Ehsan Ullah Khan, chairperson of the Bonded Labour Liberation Front. Young Iqbal Masih had recently become a crusader against child labour. Last November, he had shaken up an international audience in Sweden by a heartfelt speech. His crusade had led to the closure of many of Pakistan's carpet factories.