But don’t be concerned: it has nothing to do with terrorism. From AP, with thanks to EPG: Mexico plans to deport a Pakistani to the United States to face questions regarding arms trafficking, Mexican authorities said Wednesday. The Pakistani, who has not been identified by name, was detained Sunday along with three Afghans and a […]
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Pakistan: Woman dies from acid burns
From the Daily Times, with thanks to Twostellas: BAHAWALPURE: A woman hospitalised after her husband and in-laws allegedly threw acid on her died in Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital on Saturday. Atiqur Rehman told the Naushra Jadid police that his sister Rozina was killed by her husband Asgher after she opposed his plan for second marriage. On […]
Pakistani man accused of killing two daughters for failing to serve him water
Because after all, what are women for? From AP, with thanks to OBH: A farmer fatally shot two of his teenage daughters in a remote Pakistan village after one did not immediately serve him a glass of water when he returned from working in the fields, police said Friday. The 47-year-old man shot his 18-year-old […]
Pakistan denies terrorist camps exist after arrests in California
From the Bridge for Sale Department: Terrorist lamps, you say? No, we don’t know anything about any — oh, terrorist camps! Of course! In Pakistan? Why, the very idea is preposterous! Universities of jihad? Well, yes, but of course, jihad is an inner spiritual struggle! From AP, with thanks to AP, with thanks to Skeetstreet: […]
Pakistan court orders 12 men freed in gang rape
A horrifying story from Reuters (thanks to Mackie): LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Friday ordered the release next week of 12 men connected to a notorious gang-rape case, including six convicted of the crime, court officials said. The men, detained in connection with the 2002 rape of Mukhataran Mai, were ordered to […]
“The core message for us here in America is it’s going to be very, very tough to convince the Pakistanis to go after bin Laden”
From “Al Qaeda Clashes Caught on Tape,” from ABC News: June 3, 2005 “” Never-before-seen propaganda videos obtained by ABC News showcase the intensely violent fighting and unique difficulties that surround the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the remote tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. It is a view from al Qaeda’s side of the […]
Pakistan Sentences Islamic Militant to Death
From Reuters: KARACHI – A Pakistani court sentenced an Islamic militant to death on Saturday for masterminding two suicide attacks on minority Shi’ite Muslims that killed at least 45 people, lawyers said. The convict, Gul Hasan, belonged to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an underground banned militant group that has ties with the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan and […]
Pakistan: Bride gang-raped after wedding
As evidenced by the opposition of Muslim scholars, practices like these are not sanctioned by Islam. But it must be honestly acknowledged, particularly by Islamic reformers in Pakistan and elsewhere, that the devaluation of women in Islam contributes to this kind of thinking. From News 24, with thanks to Skeetstreet: Islamabad – A bride was […]
Pakistanis Have Head, Seek Bomber’s Identity
A update on this story from the Washington Post, “Pakistanis Find Bloodied Head of Suicide Bomber,” . ISLAMABAD, Investigators have found the head of a suicide bomber who attacked a Muslim festival in the Pakistani capital, killing at least 19 people, and are trying to establish his identity, officials said on Saturday. The attack occurred […]
Intel: Iran Has Deployable Nukes Supplied by N. Korea/Pakistan
Talks on Uranium Enrichment a Ruse. Sources say Bush stunned by news of N.Korea transfer. From WND, “Intel: Iran equipped for atomic weapon,” with thanks to PC Kills. While European negotiators focus on Iran’s development of enriched plutonium, U.S. intelligence officials say Tehran already has completed all of the elements required for an atomic bomb. […]