The message: Submit yourselves to clerical rule, or die. Or perhaps it will be “and/or die.” More on this story. “Swat Valley leaders summoned by Taliban,” from UPI, January 25: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 25 (UPI) — A radical Pakistani Taliban cleric is demanding that a group of more than 50 Swat Valley dignitaries appear in […]
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Pakistan tells Obama to stop missile strikes against militant targets
Along with a good number of terrorists, apparently some civilians were also killed. But when the Taliban intentionally kills civilians — often by beheading — not to mention blows schools up and, in general, openly terrorizes Pakistani civilians, not only does the Pakistani government take no action; it often seems to be in cahoots with […]
Pakistan: “Blasphemy” charges, filed after a child’s sticker fell to the ground, are withdrawn
A lucid moment. “Pakistan – Christians acquitted in ‘blasphemy’ case,” from Compass Direct News, January 23: ISTANBUL, January 23 (Compass Direct News) — Five Christians charged with “blasphemy” against Islam during April 2007 religious holidays were released on Monday (Jan. 19) after reconciliation meetings between Christian and Islamic leaders — the first verdict to have […]
Pakistan: Lahore High Court rules that honor killing is not a crime
More indication of the widespread acceptance of honor killing in Muslim countries — while the world continues to look the other way, and no one calls upon Islamic communities in the West to do anything about this, despite the fact that we have already seen honor killings in the U.S. “Murder while saving woman’s honour […]
Pakistani school books promote jihad and hate
A prominent feature among America’s closest Muslim “friends-and-allies.” “Pakistan: Do school texts fuel bias?” by Issam Ahmed for the Christian Science Monitor, January 21: Lahore, Pakistan — As Pakistani Air Force jets circled the eastern border city of Lahore last week in a show of strength, journalist Rab Nawaz was despondent. But what occupied him […]
Pakistan plays the anti-jihad side of the fence, catches Al-Qaeda op wanted for London jihad attacks
This should be good for a few billion more from the ever-gullible Americans. Pakistani Double Game Update: “Pakistan nets Al Qaeda man ‘wanted for London attacks,’” by Rana Jawad for AFP, January 21 (thanks to Louis): ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistani forces on Wednesday arrested a Saudi, senior Al-Qaeda operative allegedly wanted in connection with the […]
Pakistan: Taliban threatens suicide attacks on buses that play music, calls music “source of mental agony for pious people”
Not mental agony, mental therapy I have long noted the Islamic legal traditions that forbid music in most circumstances (cf. ‘Umdat al-Salik r40.1), and have been called “Islamophobic” for doing so. I guess that makes the Taliban “Islamophobic.” The Taliban doesn’t seem to have gotten the memo. “Stop the music: Pakistani Taliban demands removal of […]
Pakistan: Land dispute and marriage of Muslim woman to Christian man lead Muslims to ransack homes and church, attack Christians
Islamic Tolerance Alert, and still another scintillating study in proportionate responses to grievances. “Pakistani Muslims attack church, torture Christians,” by Qaiser Felix for AsiaNews, January 20: Kot Lakha Singh (AsiaNews) – Muslim groups have attacked a church and Christian homes in the village of Kot Lakha Singh, in the district of Narowal, province of Punjab. […]
Pakistan: Taliban blows up five more schools
The price of an education Making good on its threats. More on this story. “Militants blow up five more schools,” by Hameedullah Khan for the Dawn, January 20: MINGORA, Jan 19: Suspected militants blew up five government schools in Swat on Monday.[…] Swat District Coordination Officer Shaukat Khan Yousafzai said 182 schools, most of them […]
India preparing to “take actions on its own” in Pakistan
“Unfortunately in Pakistan, there are multiple power centres to crack down and unfortunately the civilian government is not one of the more powerful centres…. It (civilian government) has to act fast and convince other power structures to act against terror” — Indian minister of state That may be a problem, considering these “other power structures” […]