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No Compulsion In Religion Alert from Pakistan. From Christian Today (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Lawyers in Pakistan are investigating a report that up to 30 men tortured and gang-raped a young Christian man for refusing to convert to Islam. The victim is seriously injured and unable to move, Release International’s partner in Pakistan has […]

Apparently Elahi figures that as long as they’ve got this rage all worked up, why not expand the victims’ list? “BB is also guilty like blasphemer Salman Rushdie, says Elahi,” from the PakTribune, with thanks to DFS: LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that Benazir Bhutto is also guilty like blasphemer Salman […]

It seems that “the locals believed that the criminals were enjoying support of the militant groups.” The jihadists have never hesitated to make use of criminal elements to further their ends — witness their opium trafficking in Afghanistan. “Pakistan: Local Taliban Asked To Help Curb Crimes,” from

“The principal goal, she said, was to produce ‘true Muslim girls.’” Here again we see the jihadists proclaiming themselves to be “true” Muslims. This is a theological claim that they back up, as we have seen again and again, with copious citations from Qur’an and Sunnah. In response, self-proclaimed moderate Islamic spokesmen only issue vague […]

Rushdie Rage Update. “Reward for killing,” from Agence France-Presse: ISLAMABAD: Pakistani traders on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 10 million for anyone who beheads Salman Rushdie, following Britain’s decision to award the novelist a knighthood. The announcement came during a protest by 200 traders at Aabpara market, Islamabad, an AFP photographer said. “We will […]

In “The Pakistan Connection: The little-noticed arrests of three men allegedly planning U.S. attacks renews questions about the country”s tolerance of terrorists,” Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball of Newsweek notice what we have extensively documented here: Pakistan’s double game. June 20, 2007 – The international media barely noticed when Pakistani authorities recently picked up three […]

“Britain’s decision to bestow a knighthood on Salman Rushdie is one of those inexplicable follies that seem designed to rally the forces of resurgent extremism in today”s dangerously unstable world.” In other words, it’s Britain’s fault if Muslims start rioting about this. In the Pakistani press we don’t see sentences like “Britain’s decision to bestow […]

Friend and Ally Update. By Rowan Scarborough in The Examiner (thanks to James): WASHINGTON (Map, News) – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has surrounded himself in a protective network of Islamic supporters in the vast tribal areas of western Pakistan, complicating the hunt for America’s most wanted criminal, U.S. intelligence officials say. The United […]

The “biggest evil of the world.” Worse than 9/11. Worse than 7/7 An update on this story. Not just Iran is angry, but at least some in our Friend and Ally Pakistan. And they’re calling for blood. From the Daily Mail, with thanks to all who sent this in: Salman Rushdie’s knighthood was condemned by […]

Paralyzed by the Taliban threat, and/or secretly aiding the jihadists. Friend and Ally Update. By Declan Walsh in The Guardian (thanks to John): The Pakistani army is paralysed by the growing Taliban threat and some retired officers are covertly aiding the militants, according to a former CIA officer. Soldiers posted to Waziristan, a tribal area […]