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More on this story, and an update on Taliban encroachment in and around Peshawar: It looks like the latest truce between Pakistan and the Taliban, signed in July, is yielding familiar results. “U.S. Diplomat Attacked in Peshawar,” by Jane Perlez for the New York Times: […] In the increasingly lawless northern city of Peshawar on […]

Opening soon in the North West Frontier Province The Taliban soldiers on in the North West Frontier Province, defying the ban that was just put on the group. They don’t like barber shops because men run the risk of coming out of them clean-shaven, or with beards at least trimmed. All the schools of Islamic […]

Speaking of getting around to things a bit late. In any case, the group may be banned, but the ideology isn’t — and it has many, many adherents in Pakistan. “Pakistan bans Taliban militant group,” from AFP, August 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): PAKISTAN today banned the main Taliban militant group behind […]

But do they do the Taliban? Because the saintly Taliban would not and could not do this. Right? –˜Taliban not burning girls” schools,– from APP, August 24 : ISLAMABAD: Various gangs of criminals are active in the NWFP in guise of the Taliban, provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on Saturday, adding that the […]

Now that Musharraf is gone, even those classes one would have thought were least “radical” — lawyers — prove to be al-Qaeda supporters. “Pro-Al Qaeda signs at lawyers” rally,” by Rana Tanveer for the Daily Times, August 22: LAHORE: Protesting lawyers on Thursday were seen holding placards bearing pro-Al Qaeda slogans for the first time […]

Imagine, a case that would be a no-brainer — kidnappers go to jail, girls return home — in Pakistan, “Land of the Pure,” has to drag on for months and go to the “supreme court.” More on this story. “Pakistan; custody case could go to supreme court,” from Compass Direct, August 20: Muslim kidnappers continue […]

Following closely on the heels of a suicide blast at a hospital, as the jihadists in Pakistan make their case for Sharia in the post-Musharraf era. “45 dead in twin suicide attack,” from Agence France-Presse, August 21 (thanks to JE): AT least 45 people were killed in a double suicide blast outside Pakistan’s main military […]

Why is the American government funding Pakistan? Why are our true-blue allies, Saudi Arabia and those sheikdoms (the U.A.E., Kuwait, Qatar, et al.), who are dripping in gold, not paying everything they can to keep Pakistan free from “extremism” by relieving its “poverty”? Why is this apparently, always and everywhere, in Pakistan, in Egypt, in […]

Time to party “The root cause of all problems has gone.” “Pakistanis jubilant over Musharraf’s resignation,” by Asim Tanveer for Reuters, August 18: MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistanis danced in the streets on Monday after beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation, with many ordinary people hoping his departure would bring improvement to their lives. […]

There is, of course, nothing in the Qur’an to the effect of “Throw acid on her” if she is disobedient — there is just “beat her” (4:34). And it is good to see that at least one of these men is being prosecuted. But the horrible attacks on these women are an indirect result of […]