Pakistan reaps what it has sown for decades. And the response from Washington? Send them more money — money that will almost certainly end up in the hands of people like Malik Ishaq. “70 Murders, Yet Close to Going Free in Pakistan,” by Sabrina Tavernise and Waqar Gillani in the New York Times, August 5 […]
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Pakistan: Enraged Muslim mob murders three more “blasphemers”
Yet another case of alleged Qur’an desecration. And what are the human rights agencies saying? What is the UN saying? –˜Blasphemy” claims three more victims,” from the Daily Times, August 5 (thanks to Block Ness): LAHORE: A factory owner and two others were killed along Muridke-Sheikhupura Road when factory workers attacked them for allegedly desecrating […]
Pakistan: Muslim groups threaten more violence against Christians
More threats following brutal murders. “UPDATE: Pakistani Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence,” from International Christian Concern, August 5: Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Several Muslim groups met in Gojra, Pakistan, today to hold a press conference calling on the government to exonerate religious leaders accused of inciting the anti-Christian attacks that occurred this past weekend. […]
Pakistan: Eight Christians burned alive
Still more on this story. As the violence spreads, it is ever clearer that the “blasphemy” accusation, spurious as it is, is just a pretext. This appears to have been a massacre waiting for an excuse. “Eight Christians burned alive in Punjab,” by Fareed Khan for AsiaNews, August 2: Gojra (AsiaNews) – Pakistani special forces […]
Pakistan: Muslims loot, burn 75 Christian homes, 2 churches
More on this story. And again, one cannot hope to have a stable society, and therefore, one cannot hope to have a prosperous society, where trumped-up charges of blasphemy lead to outbursts like this, driven by a sense of entitlement to ensure that second-class citizens are kept in their place — that they “feel themselves […]
Six killed as Pakistani Muslims burn Christians’ homes over alleged “blasphemy”
More — and more of the same — on this story. In addition to being inherently unjust, the sharia-driven blasphemy laws are a handy way to exact a punishing and disproportionate revenge for unrelated grievances. “6 killed in Pakistan as Muslims burn Christian homes,” from CNN, August 1: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Six people were […]
Pakistan confirms Sharia will stay in effect in Northwest Frontier
As we said here the other day: “The truce is long dead, but now the region is stuck with the implementation of Sharia that occurred as a result of the truce.” And the now-arrested Sufi Muhammad, who brokered that agreement with the Taliban, most definitely got what he wanted. “Sharia is still the law of […]
200 young would-be suicide bombers, willing to kill their parents, rescued in Pakistan
Will the Islamophobia never end? “200 ‘groomed’ suicide bombers rescued in Pak,” from IANS, July 28 (thanks to Puneet): Peshawar: Two-hundred boys, who were being trained at a secret location to carry out suicide attacks, were rescued by the security forces in northwest Pakistan, a media report said on Monday. The boys, aged from six […]
Whoops: Cleric who helped negotiate truce between Taliban and Pakistani gov’t arrested for “continuing to encourage terrorism”
And “attempting to reorganize insurgents.” The truce is long dead, but now the region is stuck with the implementation of Sharia that occurred as a result of the truce. Sufi Muhammad got what he wanted. “Cleric who negotiated Taliban-Pakistan peace deal is arrested,” by Zulfiqar Ali and Alex Rodriguez for the Los Angeles Times, July […]
Taliban collecting Koran-mandated religion-based tax in Pakistan
“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” — Qur’an 9:29 […]