Munawar Hasan is the President of Jamaat-e-Islami of Pakistan, the country’s largest and most powerful pro-Sharia party. This video is not in English, unfortunately, but in it he says that a woman should not report being raped unless she has four male Muslim witnesses who saw the act. In this he is on solid Qur’anic […]
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Report: Pakistan will have 150 to 200 nuclear warheads in the next decade
They already have more than Britain, even though they are not self-sufficient in protecting what they have, but reliant on U.S. help. “‘Pak will have 200 N-warheads in a decade’,” from the Press Trust of India, July 7 (thanks to S): Washington: Pakistan has the world’s fastest-growing nuclear stockpile and it could achieve 150-200 warheads […]
Obama administration believes Pakistani intelligence ordered killing of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad
“Every indication is that this was a deliberate, targeted killing that was most likely meant to send shock waves through Pakistan’s journalist community and civil society.” An update on this story. “Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist,” by Jane Perlez and Eric Schmitt for the New York Times, July 5: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” […]
Pakistan: Muslims attempt forcible takeover of Christian hospital; administrators accused of “blasphemy”
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws deserve no excuse here on claims that they are being “abused.” The laws themselves are inherently abusive. They are designed to keep non-Muslims afraid and erring on the side of keeping quiet, as well as to quash dissent among Muslims; they are a violation of freedom of conscience, and therefore can never […]
Pakistan: Taliban turns the lights out on the Shia
This is not going to sit well with the Taliban’s Shi’ite paymasters in Tehran. Sunni/Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Taliban Terrorists Breaks the Electricity Supplies for Shia Regions,” from Ahlul Bayt News Agency, July 5: (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The residents of Upper Kurram Agency has been facing the terrible situation because of the two weeks […]
Former jihadist commander: Pakistan continues to back multiple jihadist groups
Here is still further confirmation of Pakistan’s double game. This story notes an interesting means by which Pakistan tries to maintain plausible deniability of its connections: the extensive use of retired generals and intelligence officials. “Pakistani Military Still Cultivates Militant Groups, a Former Fighter Says,” by Carlotta Gall for the New York Times, July 3 […]
Pakistani clerics call U.S.-sponsored gay rights meeting “cultural terrorism,” an attack almost as dangerous as drone strikes
There are at least two noteworthy aspects of this report. One is the pitch of the rhetoric, supported by Sharia’s punishments for homosexual acts, which Pakistan upholds. The other is that the report offers yet another case study in the useless elasticity of the term “terrorism.” It is quite the case of selective outrage, as […]
Afghan jihadists launch major raid into Pakistan
Said one Pakistani army spokesman: “For quite some time we have been highlighting that there are safe havens across the border. Something should be done about these” That sounds oddly familiar. “Hundreds of Afghan-based militants launch raid into Pakistan,” by Mian Saeed-ur-Rehman for Reuters, July 4: KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 300 militants crossed […]
Pakistan’s largest university misunderstands Islam, holds essay contest: “Osama, a thorn piercing the hearts of infidels”
Don’t they know that the Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims abhor Osama and reject his jihad? Surely they will rise up and demand that this contest be withdrawn. Surely any minute now, the protests will begin! Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢ Update: “Pakistan college contest: Praise for Osama bin Laden,” from the Associated Press, July 2 […]
Pakistan abolishes office held by assassinated Minority Affairs minister, tries to shift blame for his death
Pakistani authorities are ready to shelve the search for perpetrators for “lack of evidence” after briefly trying to blame “internal squabbles” among Christians. One will recall that Shahbaz Bhatti’s murderers left a note at the scene of the crime, the entirety of which can be found here. It gives his criticism of the blasphemy law […]