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“Due process” equals summary execution. Sharia Alert. “Two women beheaded by militants in Pakistan,” from Agence France-Presse: PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Suspected Islamic militants beheaded two women accused of prostitution in northwestern Pakistan, police said Friday, in the latest case of Taleban-style justice in the region. The bodies of the women in their 40s were dumped […]

Islamic Tolerance Alert. “Christian mini truck driver being forced to convert to Islam,” by Jawad Mazhar in the Pakistan Christian Post: Mandi Bahauddin: September 5, 2007. Gulzar Masih, a Christian mini truck driver is allegedly being forced to recite Islamic Holy Kalima (Holy verses used to mark the conversion to Islam) and convert to Islam, […]

Almost a year to the day that news broke of Pakistan’s truce with jihadists in North Waziristan comes the worst form of proof that such negotiating and dealmaking has not made anyone more secure except the jihadists themselves. “Suicide bombers kill 25, wound 70, in Pakistan,” from Reuters: RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Two suicide bombers struck […]

He said it. “Musharraf duping West over war on terrorism,” from Reuters : LONDON – Exiled former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif vowed to fight terrorism “˜with conviction” if re-elected prime minister and accused military ruler President Pervez Musharraf of deceiving the West over his commitment. Sharif, who was overthrown by Musharraf in a bloodless coup […]

Joining Iran, which is already in an uproar. From The Local (thanks to Fjordman): Pakistan has added its voice to that of Iran in condemning the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in newspaper Nerikes Allehanda. The Swedish Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad was called to the Pakistani Foreign Office on Thursday for a dressing […]

No, I am not saying that the Musharraf government supports jihad activity against Christians. But certainly many minor officials and police do, and that is why this appeal for help is unlikely to translate into any genuine action. “Pakistan: Christian group asks govt. for protection,” from AKI (thanks to Twostellas): Quetta, 30 August (AKI/DAWN) – […]

What have they been fighting up to now? “Pakistan’s Islamist press calls for jihad,” by Praveen Swami for The Hindu: NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Islamist media published a series of explicit calls for violence against India in the six weeks before the Hyderabad bombings “” a development that analysts believe reflects the weakening of General Pervez […]

“I did not desert the force because I feared death, but I was not sure whether the fighting in tribal district Waziristan was Islamic or not.” This is yet another indication of the fact that Al-Qaeda and other jihadists are not repudiated by all too many other Muslims. It also shows why the jihadist appeal […]

Islamic Tolerance and Little Aisha Alerts: “Two Christian girls of 11 and 16 kidnapped, converted to Islam and forced to marry,” by Qaiser Felix for Asia News (thanks to Nicolei): Faisalabad (AsiaNews) — Two Christian girls, little more than children, were kidnapped from their families recently, forcibly converted to Islam and then married off to […]

Friend and Ally Alert: “Minister blasts pro-US foreign policy,” from Dawn (thanks to South Asian): ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi on Tuesday stunned both the treasury and opposition senators when he roundly criticised the foreign policy, describing it as one of appeasement at the cost of national interests, […]