“Pak’s jihadi policy threatening its own existence: ICG,” From India’s 123bharath, with thanks to Skeetstreet: [World News] Washington, A recent report published by the International Crisis Group (ICG) has said that the Pakistan government’s policy of supporting the country’s religious and fundamentalist sections of the country to counter the civilian opposition has reached such an […]
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Pakistan: Protestant pastor, driver killed
From the Qatar Peninsula, with thanks to Twostellas: PESHAWAR: The bodies of a protestant pastor and his driver have been found dumped on a road in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province, police said yesterday. The bodies of Shamoun Barbar, 37, and his driver, identified only as Daniel, were found near the provincial capital, Peshawar, on Thursday. […]
Pakistani Accused of Exporting Devices for Nukes
Yet another: “Pakistani Accused of Exporting Devices,” from AP, : WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pakistani businessman illegally exported devices from the United States that could be used to test, develop and detonate nuclear weapons, the government alleged on Friday. A federal indictment against Humayun A. Khan was unsealed along with a guilty plea by his […]
One Killed and Six Injured as Assailants Attack During Easter Morning Service in Pakistan
From the Voice of the Martyrs, with thanks to Nicolei: The Voice of the Martyrs has learned that Sunday’s Easter morning service of the Victory Church International (also known as the New Apostolic Church) in the village of Khambay near Lahore, Pakistan was disrupted as four armed assailants opened fire on the church property, murdering […]
Pakistan: Religion Column Restored in Passport
This is what makes for pandemic discrimination against and harassment of Christians in Pakistan. From Arab News, with thanks to Twostellas: ISLAMABAD, The government of Pakistan has restored the column of religion in passport, said Federal Minister of Defense Rao Sikanader Iqbal here yesterday. The column identifying the bearer’s religious affiliation will be restored to […]
Pakistani commission says government biased against religious minorities
“Pak commission says govt. biased against minorities,” from Expressnewsline, with thanks to Fanabba: The Pakistan National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) has, in its ‘Human Rights Monitor – 2005’ report condemned the preferential treatment given to Muslims by allowing them only to become head of state and suggested that the policy of exclusivism should […]
Bomb at Shiite Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan kills 24
While Pakistan flexes its nuclear muscles, jihad violence there continues. From the Canadian Press, with thanks to Twostellas: QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite Muslims congregated at a shrine in a remote town in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 24 people and wounding 16, police said. Thousands of worshippers were at […]
Pakistan Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
From Reuters, with thanks to RB: ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Saturday successfully test-fired a long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the latest in a series of tests in one of the world’s flashpoints. “Today, we carried out a successful test-firing of the indigenously developed Shaheen II missile,” a military official told Reuters. The missile could travel up […]
Two Saudis beheaded for killing Pakistani who witnessed ‘shameful’ incident
Sharia alert: note how the men were executed, and remember that the next time someone is beheaded in Iraq and the talking heads say it’s “un-Islamic.” These men committed the murder to avoid the flogging or prison term they would have gotten for homosexual acts. From CBC, with thanks to Skeetstreet and RB: RIYADH, Saudi […]
Pakistan: Protests, Demands for Justice Continue in Gang Rape Case
Another twist in the Pakistan Gang Rape Case , showing that international attention can work wonders. From VOA, with thanks to Nicolei and RB: (Islamabad)The Islamic court in Pakistan has restored the convictions of five men sentenced to death for raping a woman on orders from a village council. The decision is yet another twist […]