He sped away to his large compound on the outskirts of Islamabad that is protected by high walls, razor wire and guard towers.

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And I recall how he showed me the barbed-wire fences and the guard towers.

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One famous photo shows border guard Conrad Schumann, rifle casually slung on his shoulder, leaping over coils of barbed wire on Bernauer Strasse.

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