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Lal Masjid Rage. From AFP: Muslim protesters have burnt effigies of Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf and American icon “Uncle Sam” in mass rallies against this week’s deadly Red Mosque army raid. “The military action on the Red Mosque is causing hatred in the hearts of Muslims in Pakistan,” former parliamentarian Hafiz Fazal Mohammad told hundreds […]

He says: “What kind of Islam do these people represent? In the garb of Islamic teaching they have been training for terrorism.” But they seem to have some support, as thousands chanted, “Go, Musharraf, go!” — which is not a chant of support. “Musharraf declares war on Muslim extremists,” by David Blair in the Telegraph […]

Another message purportedly from al-Zawahiri. From News.com.au: AL-QAEDA has urged Pakistanis to revolt against President Pervez Musharraf following the storming of the Red Mosque in Islamabad, in an audiotape posted on the Internet. “I call upon the Ulama (Muslim clergy) in Pakistan…. Musharraf and his hunting dogs have tarnished your honour in service of the […]

Lal Masjid Update. “Pakistani troops battle die-hard mosque militants,” by Sami Zubeiri for Agence France-Presse: ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Sporadic gunfire and explosions could be heard Wednesday from Islamabad’s Red Mosque as a Pakistani military operation to seize the complex, which has left over 60 people dead, entered a second day. The army said it had […]

Lal Masjid Update: this could spell deep and lasting trouble for the Musharraf regime, and could ultimately become a rallying point for the forces advocating Sharia in Pakistan. “Pakistan military assault on mosque continues; at least 58 dead UPDATE,” from Thomson Financial: ISLAMABAD,Pakistan (Thomson Financial) – Pakistani troops continued their assault on a pro-Taliban mosque […]

Lal Masjid Update — possibly the last one, as Musharraf takes his stand against the Islamization of Pakistan, at least for now: “Pakistan troops storm radical mosque, 23 dead,” from AFP: Pakistani troops Tuesday launched a huge operation against militants holed up in an Islamabad mosque after negotiations to free women and children failed, leaving […]

On Muhammad’s birthday last year. Is this a Keystone Kops Alert, or a Complicity Alert? In Pakistan, you never know. “Alleged Nishtar Park bomber was thrice stopped by police on the way,” by Faraz Khan in the Daily Times: KARACHI: According to police interrogations into the Nishtar Park bomb blast, the men who went on […]

Fears of a genuine “backlash.” By Jennifer Gold for ChristianToday (thanks to Twostellas): Christian representatives in Pakistan are calling for urgent prayer to prevent a feared backlash against Christians following clashes between security forces and Islamist militants in the capital. At least seven people have died after a tense standoff erupted into violence at the […]

One Sharia vigilante off the streets. Obviously, one would hope authorities are not treating this man as a lone operator and will actively pursue his associates. “Alleged bomber confesses to crime,” from Dawn: MARDAN, July 2: An alleged militant, who was injured when an explosive device went off before he could plant it outside a […]

Not surprisingly, stories conflict on how free Khan now is, or has been. By Munir Ahmad for the Associated Press: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Authorities have eased the virtual house arrest imposed on A.Q. Khan, the disgraced scientist who sold Pakistan’s nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya, officials said Monday. In what is believed […]