“For such efforts, Musharraf and the Pakistani government have been paid handsomely, receiving more than $10 billion in American money since 2001….For years, the survival of Pakistan’s military and civilian leaders has depended on a double game: assuring the United States that they were vigorously repressing Islamic militants — and in some cases actually doing […]
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Pakistani jihadists recruiting entire families to join the jihad — from Europe
Eurabia is already proving to be a fruitful recruiting ground for the jihadists. “A German Jihad Colony: Islamists in Pakistan Recruit Entire Families from Europe,” by Yassin Musharbash and Holger Stark for Spiegel, September 21 (thanks to Davida): The German government is trying to secure the release of a group of suspected German Islamists who […]
Pakistan’s Dr. Strangelove tells all: Nuke mastermind A.Q. Khan says the government ordered him to pass on nuke secrets to China, Iran, North Korea, Libya
Fall guy Friend and Ally Update: A. Q. Khan says the Pakistani government was behind his nuclear proliferation activities. The Pakistani double game just keeps getting more interesting: the U.S. gave billions to Musharraf, and this is what he was doing. “AQ Khan nails Pakistan’s nuke lies,” by Chidanand Rajghatta for the Times of India, […]
U.S. ambassador to Pakistan: They’re “certainly reluctant to take action” against jihadist leadership
Friend and Ally Update: Of course they’re not paying the attention they should be to their western border; they’re busy waging their own jihad against India. “U.S., Pakistan at odds over extremists who target U.S. troops,” by Saeed Shah for McClatchy Newspapers, September 18: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Despite growing U.S. military losses in Afghanistan , […]
Pakistan: “The blasphemy law should be repealed to protect minorities, particularly the growing violence and persecution against Christians by extremists”
Common sense and simple justice. But of course, not Sharia. “Governor of Punjab; the law on blasphemy should be abolished,” by Fareed Khan for AsiaNews, September 18 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Lahore (AsiaNews) – Abolishing the blasphemy law to protect minorities. This is what has been “suggested” by Salman Taseer, Governor of Punjab, who is […]
U.S. will keep paying jizya to the Pakistanis (who will keep giving it to jihadists)
Why are we giving Pakistan any money at all? “US won’t deprive Pakistan of direct aid,” from the Daily Times, September 17: ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson rejected on Wednesday the impression that the US would not provide direct funding to Pakistani for lack of trust in the government. Of course the US […]
Pakistan human rights group says police colluding with jihadists who are murdering Christians with impunity
As indicated here. “Collusion between police and extremists cause of deaths in judicial custody, Pakistani NGO says,” by Fareed Khan for Asia News, September 17 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Lahore (AsiaNews) – The Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights (JAC), a group of Pakistan-based non-governmental organisations operating in the human rights field, has expressed concern […]
Pakistan: Police use tear gas and charge mourners at funeral of Christian murdered for “blasphemy”
Adding insult to injury. An update on this story. “Sialkot: police charges crowd at funeral for young man killed in prison for blasphemy,” by Fareed Khan in AsiaNews, September 16 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Lahore (AsiaNews) – Police used tear gas and charged mourners who had gathered for the funeral of Fanish Masih, the 20-year-old […]
Pakistani cops stop attack by burqa-clad jihadists
In the West, the “right” of Muslim women to cover their faces is uniformly presented as a civil rights and religious freedom issue. In reality, as this story from the good side of Pakistan’s double game shows, it is a security issue. “Pakistani Police Thwart Attack,” by Zahid Hussain in the Wall Street Journal, September […]
Pakistani Misunderstanders of Islam torture, murder Christian imprisoned for “blasphemy”
Here is yet another example of how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are used to abuse and terrorize religious minorities in that country. “Punjab: young Christian man accused of blasphemy killed in prison,” by Fareed Khan for Asia News, September 15 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Sialkot (AsiaNews) – The young Christian man who was arrested on 12 […]