There would be no crisis for Islamabad if Fazlullah’s attacks were not coming back over the border, but staying on the other side. Pakistan is again attempting to avoid international pressure over its double game by trying to create the impression that, hey, everybody’s doing it. “Pakistan wants Afghan action on Taliban cleric,” by Qasim […]
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Pakistan: “We will not let the government keep hostage the hero of Islam, who killed a blasphemous infidel”
The suspension of the death sentence for the assassin of the Pakistani governor and blasphemy law critic, Salman Taseer, has only emboldened the protesters. In their outrage following the verdict against Mumtaz Qadri, they have also ransacked the judge’s chambers, while making the standard allegations of a “Jewish” hand in the verdict. “Pakistani Islamic extremists […]
Pakistan: 12 year-old Christian gang raped for eight months, forcibly converted to Islam, “married” to her Muslim attacker
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Pakistan: A 12 year-old Christian is gang raped for eight months, forcibly converted and then ‘married’ to her Muslim attacker,” from the Asian Human Rights Commission, October 10 (thanks to Satya): ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-199-2011 10 October 2011 ——————————————————————— PAKISTAN: A 12 […]
Pakistan court suspends death sentence for jihad murderer of governor who opposed blasphemy law
The blasphemy law is too popular in Pakistan for this sentence to have stood. An update on this story. “Pakistan court suspends death sentence of governor’s killer,” by Shaan Khan for CNN, October 11 (thanks to James): Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — A Pakistani court has suspended the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, a security guard […]
Pakistan legalizes persecution of Christians and others through blasphemy laws
Yet the West is much more concerned about “Islamophobia.” “Pakistan ‘legalises’ persecution through blasphemy laws,” from Asia News, October 10 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Islamabad (AsiaNews) – The introduction of the notorious blasphemy laws in 1986, during the dictatorship of General Zia ul-Haq of Pakistan, has led to an exponential increase in complaints for “desecration […]
Pakistan: Over sixty masked men wielding iron rods invade girls’ school and beat students and teachers for not dressing “modestly”
The intrepid, manly mujahedin in action again. Not surprisingly, this attack had another effect that was certainly hoped for: out of a school of 400, only about 25 girls returned after the attack. Not only did the police fail to intervene, they were reportedly instructed to do nothing. Jihad causes poverty. “Dress modestly: Masked men […]
Pakistan: Police refuse to investigate or detain Muslims in shooting rampage that killed one Christian and injured over 20
The attack was intended to be a land grab, reportedly orchestrated by an influential local Muslim, but the assailants were obviously prepared to kill in the process, clearly confident all along that the police would look the other way. “Pakistan Muslim Militants Kill Christian, Injure 20,” by Stefan J. Bos for BosNewsLife, October 7 (thanks […]
Pakistan: Muslim murders three relatives in honor killing, dances happily around their dead bodies
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Celebrating death: Men dance around bodies after shooting 3 relatives,” by Shamsul Islam for The Express Tribune, October 8 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): FAISALABAD: A man shot and killed his sister, niece and another relative and began dancing around the dead bodies in the limits of Police Station […]
Pakistan: Lawyer for assassin of governor who criticized blasphemy law says killing wasn’t “terrorism” because people wanted him dead
The attorney also argued that the Sharia court had jurisdiction, not the civil court, which he said ignored Islamic jurisprudence about blasphemy and so rudely fixated instead on the fact that Mumtaz Qadri committed murder. It is noteworthy that Salman Taseer, the victim, is now cast as a blasphemer himself. That is indeed the reason […]
Pakistan: Quit criticizing us for not fighting jihadists or we won’t be able to fight the jihadists
Shut up, the Pakistani senator explained. “Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts Afghanistan,” by Augustine Anthony for Reuters, October 7: ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will only fuel anti-Americanism and make it harder for Pakistan to support U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, a senior senator […]