Pakistan Is Our Valued Ally Update: “Analysts have said that Pakistan is unlikely to arrest Saeed, founder of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, because of his alleged links with the country’s intelligence agency and the political danger of doing Washington’s bidding in a country where anti-American sentiment is rampant.” “Terror suspect mocks US 10m bounty,” from […]
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Taliban threatens Pakistani lawmakers’ families over prospect of reopening NATO supply lines
As noted here in a 2010 story about the ISI’s “urging on” of the Taliban, “it’s all fun and games for Pakistan’s ruling elite until the jihadists who found sanctuary on the western frontier are breaking down the gates in Islamabad.” “Taliban warn Pakistan lawmakers over NATO supplies,” by Ishtiaq Mahsud for the Associated Press, […]
Pakistan: 100 women forced to convert to Islam “in recent months”
Not unlike a similar case of bias that has arisen at Bikya Masr, this report talks out of both sides of its proverbial mouth, abruptly shifting the focus to women who say they have “found love.” It is not enough that a Pakistani journalist quoted below says he has spoken to a few women and […]
U.S. says Pakistan’s ISI continues to aid Taliban and Haqqani network
Can something be both newsworthy, and yet, nothing new? This story appears to be just that. More on Pakistan’s unaccountable state mafia. “ISI continues to aid Haqqanis, Taliban, claims US general,” from Pakistan Today, March 24 (thanks to Kenneth): WASHINGTON – The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to maintain ties with the Taliban and the Haqqani […]
Nearly 1000 Pakistani women victims of honor killings in 2011
These numbers are from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. So, are they “racists,” or are they “Islamophobes” for pointing out that unpleasant fact? The elephant in the room continues to be Qur’an 4:34, which despite the best efforts of the HuffPo Tafsir Bureau and other apologists to assure us otherwise, approves in letter and […]
Pakistan: Hindus face increase in kidnappings, forced conversion to Islam
And the government? “They are not serious in addressing the grievances of minorities.” The central and provincial governments are sending the signal that no one cares, thereby rewarding the attackers, and ensuring there will be more of the same behavior. “Abduction cases, forced conversions frighten Hindus,” by Shehzad Baloch for the Express Tribune, March 19 […]
Pakistan: 50% of women in urban areas “get beaten by their husbands”
The elephant in the room is Qur’an 4:34, and somehow, once again, people in the Muslim world are following what it says, and not some fanciful rationalization from the HuffPo Tafsir Bureau. That tactic is nothing new, of course, but helping to perpetuate the real and ongoing suffering of untold numbers of women by turning […]
Pakistan: “Silent coup” by Inter-Services Intelligence
It is not news that the ISI is out of control and unaccountable within Pakistan. But here is an account of how it has been allowed to happen. “An ISI coup in the Pakistan military,” by Najam Sethi for the Daily Mail, March 17: The army was constitutionally mandated to be an arm of the […]
Pakistan: Life sentence for “uttering blasphemous remarks against the Holy Prophet”
Allegedly offensive words = life destroyed. The sentence is light years beyond excessive, since Manzarul Haq Shah Jahan should not even be in jail, but one can’t help but ask: why did he get life in prison while Asia Bibi was sentenced to hang? The charge of “blasphemy” flirts perilously with the worship of Muhammad. […]
Pakistan: 74% of women from religious minorities have been sexually harassed; 43% face workplace discrimination
Again, Pakistan is a major beneficiary of U.S. aid. We have leverage we are not using to defend the most minimal standards of human rights. More on this story. “Minority women in Pakistan face harassment: Study,” from the Indo-Asian News Service, March 16 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Around 74 percent of Pakistani women […]