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Taliban growing bolder in northwest Pakistan. “13 people killed in attack on government official’s home in northwest Pakistan,” from

The government loses ground to the jihadists in Pakistan. This is, of course, a phenomenon about which we have posted many articles, and which once again demonstrates the power of the jihadists’ appeal to represent “pure Islam” — an appeal to which peaceful Muslims have never mounted an adequate response. “Pakistan losing territory to radicals: […]

Trying to prevent abuse of laws that are themselves an abuse. The U.S. State Department provides this summary of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, Section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code: Section 295(a), the blasphemy provision of the Penal Code, originally stipulated a maximum 2-year sentence for insulting the religion of any class of citizens. This sentence […]

“Lal Masjid gears up for attack on CD, video shops: Taliban jihad in NWFP backed,” from Dawn: ISLAMABAD, May 25: The Lal Masjid administration on Friday announced that its students would attack audio and video shops, massage centres and brothels in Islamabad if their owners did not wind up their businesses immediately. “Our students can […]

The jihad proceeds apace in Pakistan, here targeting again the sale of sinful music. “Music shop blown up in Pak minister’s village,” from AFP, : PESHAWAR: Suspected Islamic militants blew up a music shop in a grenade attack on the interior minister’s village in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. The shop, which sold local and foreign […]

Lal Masjid Update. “Lal Masjid operation called off,” from NDTV, : Tuesday, May 22, 2007 (Islamabad) In Pakistan, Islamabad’s streets continue to remain tense even though an armed operation by security forces against radical clerics at the city’s Lal Masjid has been called off for now. On Monday, three more policemen were abducted and held […]

Embracing evil This will doubtless be a great boon to tourism. Hug of Death Update: “Pakistan minister resigns over ‘immoral’ hug,” by Zahid Hussain for the TimesOnline, with thanks to Davida: Pakistan’s woman tourism minister tendered her resignation today after hardline Islamic clerics accused her of obscenity for hugging her instructor after a charity parachute […]

Again. From AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: A defiant cleric warned Pakistan authorities that a raid on his mosque where two policemen are being held captive by radical Islamic students would lead to a holy war against the government, as police detained dozens of students. The abduction tops months of bold […]

Being taken for a ride by an “ally,” and financing yet another jihad. “‘Pak using US aid against India,’” from the Times of India, with thanks to Ranajit: NEW YORK: Pakistan has received $1.8 billion as security assistance from the US for the war against terrorism, but the weapons financed under it are “more useful […]

No Compulsion In Religion Alert: “Taliban Tells Pakistani Christians: Convert or Die,” from AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” Christians in a Pakistani town beset by pro-Taliban militants sought government protection Wednesday, the eve of a deadline for them to convert to Islam or face violence. About 500 Pakistani […]