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