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9/11 fallout has Pakistanis seeking haven in Canada Wednesday, January 08, 2003 BY BRIAN DONOHUE Star-Ledger Staff [Newark, NJ] -- A growing number of Pakistanis who had been living in the United States are crossing the border and seeking asylum in Canada out of fear they will be jailed or deported if they register with a new U.S. Justice Department tracking program, according to Canadian officials. Over the past week, the number of asylum seekers entering Quebec at the border with Champlain, N.Y., has risen from its usual rate of six per day to more than 40, according to Jean...