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But will he be able to rein in the jihadists who have so much power and influence in Pakistan, even at the highest levels of government? “Zardari says global terror Pakistan’s priority,” by Nahal Toosi for AP, September 4 (thanks to Mackie): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) “” Pakistan’s presidential front-runner said in a newspaper column Thursday […]

“… American commanders have been complaining publicly that Pakistan puts too little pressure on militant groups that are blamed for mounting violence in Afghanistan, stirring speculation that U.S. forces might lash out across the frontier.” It was only a matter of time. “Pakistan says foreign troops stage raid on village,” by Paul Alexander for the […]

Interior ministry chief Reham Malik is now in line for promotion to Captain Obvious. More on this story. “Al Qaida has free movement in Pakistan, top official concede,” by Saeed Shah for McClatchy Newspapers, September 1: ISLAMABAD “” Pakistan’s top security official Monday admitted that al Qaida’s leadership moved freely in and out of the […]

Because, after all, the Pakistani government is doing it’s absolute very best to capture al-Qaeda — except when it’s pre-warning them of U.S. operations. “Pakistan ‘missed chance’ to catch al Qaeda deputy,” by Kamran Haider, for Reuters, September 1: ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces missed a chance to catch al Qaeda second […]

Now if that was the case, surely all the haters of Christianity living in the West would be detonating themselves on a daily basis while screaming “Jesus is great!” — you know, to “defame” Christianity. For some reason or other, instead of defaming Christianity by killing themselves in its name (which doesn’t seem very logical), […]

Why does he condemn suicide attacks in Pakistan? Because it’s wrong, and forbidden in Islam, to kill innocent people. So far so good — but then it turns out that he seems to think that such attacks in Afghanistan, against American forces, are just fine. They aren’t innocent, you see. And it is upon this […]

Here is the ultimate consequence of a series of “truces” with jihadists in the Northwest Frontier Province. “Pakistani city of Peshawar could fall to Taliban as fear and attacks grow,” by Nick Meo for the Telegraph, August 30: When the summer holidays end tomorrow, the parents of 1,400 pupils at the Badabher Government Girls’ School […]

More on this story. And as I noted there, these are more than just tribal traditions. A manual of Islamic law certified by Al-Azhar as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a […]

Sharia Alert — we are constantly told in the West that honor killing has nothing to do with Islam, but Muslims somehow seem to keep misunderstanding that. I’ve said this before, and I will keep saying it: A manual of Islamic law certified by Al-Azhar as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy says that “retaliation […]

Backlash. “Pakistan: Border Villages Rise Up Against Taliban,” by Ashfaq Yusufzai for IPS, August 26 (thanks to Will): PESHAWAR, Aug 26 (IPS) – “We are trend-setters. Others are following us,” boasts Rauf Khan, mayor of Pakistan’s Buner district, where villagers killed six militants in the Dara Shalbandi area on Aug. 14. In some parts of […]