Islamic Tolerance Alert: “Priest: Pakistan Short on Religious Freedom,” from Zenit (thanks to John): LAHORE, Pakistan, AUG. 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Christians in Pakistan still face persecution for their faith, despite the Pakistani founding father’s dream of religious freedom, said Father Emmanuel Asi…. Father Asi, the chairman of the Theological Institute for Laity in Lahore and […]
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Muslims take over Sikh Temple in Pakistan
Religious imperialism: “They have taken over our temple, claiming it as their own. They have stopped us from entering the premises for the past two months.” “Muslims take over gurdwara in Lahore,” from Rediff (thanks to Twostellas): An 18th century Sikh temple at Naulakha Bazaar in Lahore has been taken over by a Muslim group, […]
Pakistan frees man held in terror case, dismaying U.S. officials
Friend and Ally Alert. By Salman Masood and Carlotta Gall for the IHT : ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The release after three years of imprisonment of a Pakistani man accused of aiding Al Qaeda has dismayed U.S. officials. Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, 28, was released without charge and turned up at his home in Karachi on Monday, […]
Pakistan: Religious Minorities Told To Convert Or Die
Islamic Tolerance Alert. More on this story from Compass Direct: ISTANBUL, August 16 (Compass Direct News) — Christians and Hindus in northern Pakistan have received dozens of letters threatening them with death if they refuse to become Muslims, church sources and a police official said yesterday. Police continued to provide security around churches and temples […]
Jihadists decapitate Afghan “U.S. spy” in Pakistan
Imam Mohamad Adam El-Sheikh, co-founder and chief cleric at the Dar Al Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, VA, says “beheadings are not mentioned in the Koran at all.” How odd, then, that beheading is so widely practiced by jihadists. Might Imam Mohamad Adam El-Sheikh have possibly overlooked Qur’an 47:4? “Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers […]
U.S. shares info about Taliban bases with Pakistan, bases disappear
Voila! Friend and Ally Update: “Oh where, oh where have Taliban gone?,” from WorldNetDaily.com (thanks to Jcom): Information regarding the location of 29 Taliban bases, ID’d by U.S. intelligence and shared with Pakistan, has lost its targeting value for Islamabad’s promised offensive against the militant group with the apparent evacuation of 28 of the training […]
Pakistani “ruling coalition legislator” calls for jihad to drive U.S. from Afghanistan, take Kashmir
According to the article, “He stressed: ‘Our foreign policy must be based on the Holy Qur’an’.” Where did he get that idea? He must be cherry-picking those verses, eh? “Legislator urges jihad to counter American threat,” from Internews: ISLAMABAD: Ruling coalition legislator and parliamentary Secretary for Defence Major (retd) Syed Tanveer Hussain has advised the […]
Pakistani city: Jihadists tell Christians, Hindus to convert to Islam or face suicide attacks
They probably don’t give them the choice of submitting and paying the jizya (which historically was offered to the Hindus in India after some deliberation) because there is no state apparatus in place to collect it and enforce the subjugation of these communities. “Threatening letters make their way to Peshawar,” by Javed Aziz Khan in […]
Pakistan National Assembly members: One billion Muslims will become suicide bombers if Mecca, Medina are attacked
And the Vatican will be attacked in retaliation. The discussion around Tancredo’s remarks has generally run in this direction: some say the threat to destroy Muslim holy sites would be an effective deterrent against a major jihad terror attack, while others counter that this threat will only enflame the Islamic world and turn it more […]
22 killed in guerrilla raid and suicide attack in Pakistan
Pakistan Jihad Update. By Haji Mujtaba for Reuters : MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed on Saturday in spiraling violence in northwestern Pakistan as international concern grew over the deteriorating security situation and al Qaeda threat along the Afghan border. Soldiers repulsed an attack by pro-Taliban militants in North Waziristan, and […]