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Both were accused of theft; the Christian woman was dragged naked through the police station. The Muslim woman was not touched. “Pregnant Christian Dragged Naked Through Pakistani Police Station,” from International Christian Concern via AINA, August 17: Washington — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a pregnant Christian woman miscarried on July 26 after […]

Professor Bassiouni, call your office! Muslims are Misunderstanding Islam in huge numbers! The Pew researchers are happy that the Pakistanis are worried about “extremism,” but given their attitudes toward traditional Islamic laws regarding apostasy, stoning, and more, it is clear that the Pakistanis surveyed have a very different idea of what constitutes “extremism” from what […]

Trouble in paradise continues, in an update on this story. “Supporters of Baitullah, Bhittani clash; 70 dead,” by Alamgir Bhittani for Dawn, August 13: TANK: Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani in the Frontier Region of Jandola on Wednesday and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the […]

“Pakistan insists that its nuclear weapons are fully secured and there is no chance of them falling into the hands of terrorists.” No, they wouldn’t fall into their hands. They’d have to come and pick them up. Maybe slapping some “team lift” stickers on the nuclear materials will serve as a deterrent. That stuff’s heavy. […]

“Mehsud had built a vast financial empire on drug and weapon smuggling, donations from al-Qaeda and wealthy Arabs.” More on this story. Again, opportunity knocks for Pakistan to press the advantage against the Taliban while they are surprised and disoriented. It is also a tremendous chance to disrupt the Mehsud syndicate and gather evidence about […]

He wanted to “disrupt the U.S. economy.” It looks as if that part of his jihad has been taken care of for him. “Pal: He and Atlantan talked of attacking oil refineries,” by Megan Matteucci for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 5 (thanks to all who sent this in): Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, on trial for helping […]

An update on this story. During this crisis of leadership, opportunity knocks for Pakistan to press the advantage in dislodging the Taliban from its western provinces. Will they follow through, or hope for more “moderate” leadership this time? “Pakistani Taliban appears in turmoil after shootout,” by Nasir Jaffry for Agence France-Presse, August 9: Pakistan’s Taliban […]

What? You don’t think this money will end up in the hands of jihadists? Think again. “Pakistan to get $3.1 billion IMF loan,” from IANS, August 8 : LAHORE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will give a $3.1-billion loan to Pakistan, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has said…. Pakistan has also asked for additional funds from […]

A useful history. “Is there an end?,” from Dawn, August 6 (thanks to Varunappa): Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy law, enacted by President General Zia-ul-Haq in1986 and later amended by the parliament in 2004, is one of the most stringent laws. The penalty includes a mandatory death sentence for defaming Prophet Mohammad and life imprisonment for desecrating the […]

As long as the ideology underlying the Taliban’s existence — Islamic jihad — is not addressed forthrightly (in Pakistan and in the West), there will be plenty of others to fill Mehsud’s position. What one can hope for from such a single strike will come from evidence gathered, and the temporary disruption and disorientation of […]