From BosNewsLife, with thanks to Nicolei: LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife/ANS) — Another Christian has died in Pakistan as a result of severe torture at the hands of the police, a Christian human rights group said Monday, September 6. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said that Nasir Masih, 26, was arrested on “false charges of theft” on August […]
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Pakistani accused of terrorist ties deported from US
From AP, with thanks to nevermindlv: DENVER: A man accused of attending a terrorist training camp was deported on Thursday to Pakistan. Sajjad Nasser, 29, was deported under a section of the Patriot Act that expands the legal definitions of terrorist organizations and acts, said Corina Almeida, chief counsel for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. […]
Pakistani PM: Jihad a supreme duty of every Muslim
Like Zia ul-Haq’s son, Shujaat Husaain, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has distinguished jihad from terrorism. Unfortunately, the same thing I said before still holds true: the explosions caused by jihad are often quite difficult to distinguish from those caused by terrorism. That is underscored by the fact that Husaain considers the Kashmir struggle to […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Pakistan: Christian school targeted in 2002 militant attack reopens
Some good news from AP: terrorism doesn’t (always) work. MURREE, Pakistan – A Christian school that shut down after Islamic militants stormed its campus two years ago and killed six people has reopened with the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the dead. Pakistan’s Education Minister Zobaida Jalal joined teachers, dozens of students and parents […]
Pakistan says it has busted suicide plot targeting Musharraf, US Embassy
Pakistan inches closer to chaos. From AP, : ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan announced Saturday that it had arrested at least five men suspected of having ties to al Qaeda who’d been plotting to launch suicide attacks on government leaders and the U.S. Embassy. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told reporters that security forces had […]
They love Karen Armstrong in Pakistan
Suroosh Infani writes an adoring review of Karen Armstrong’s autobiography in the Daily Times of Pakistan (thanks to Ali Dashti for the link). And why not? She has said and written much that is quite useful to the radical Muslims, who are so powerful in Pakistan. As an icon of intellectual activism and religious pluralism […]
Pakistan: Terrorist plan for 14th foiled
From the Daily Times of Pakistan, : ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security agencies unearthed a terrorist plan and arrested terrorists on Saturday. The terrorists were planning to attack government installations in the big cities of Pakistan on Independence Day. Also: Pakistan arrests 63 al-Qaida suspects
Pakistan: Religious parties linked to al-Qaida
In Onward Muslim Soldiers I outline the political and religious philosophy of Syed Abul Ala Maududi, founder of the Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami. I demonstrate that his views of jihad and the hegemony of Sharia are virtually identical to those of Sayyid Qutb of the Muslim Brotherhood, and that both are deeply rooted in traditional […]
College with flight school puzzled by Pakistan ad
A small college in New Hampshire that is known for its flight school has found its course offerings reprinted in a Pakistani newspaper. From AP, with thanks to Miss Moneypenney: NASHUA (AP) — Officials at Daniel Webster College, known for its aviation program, are puzzled about an extensive listing of the college’s offerings that appeared […]
Osama calls for attacks in US, Britain, Pakistan
Osama, if he is alive, may have called for new attacks here and in the UK. Note also the free global movement of the terror operatives who carried out the attacks in Turkey. From Reuters, with thanks to Jjpmackie: “Osama has given the go ahead to target important places and personalities in the U.S., U.K. […]