Afghanistan has provided what it claims to be proof to Islamabad that the Islamic State and Taliban attackers who killed about 200 people on Afghan soil over the last month trained and planned the assaults in Pakistan. Pakistan has long provided a safe haven to the Taliban and other jihadist and criminal organisations, leading President Trump […]
“We believed our cleric”: Kids contract polio after Muslim clerics say vaccination is un-Islamic
A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And such “extremist” clerics are not just in Pakistan: in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. “‘We Believed Our Cleric’: Pakistani Polio Victim’s Regretful Father Urges Others To Use Vaccine,” by Ron Synovitz […]
Pakistan calls in military as Muslims riot in call for blasphemy charges against official, six dead, 200 injured
“On Saturday, thousands of police officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets in an unsuccessful attempt to move about 2,000 supporters of an Islamic cleric, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who have paralyzed the capital by camping out on a main highway in a blasphemy row with the government….Mr. Rizvi has accused the country’s law minister, Zahid […]
Trump to ‘cut all military aid to Pakistan’, thinks US is being ‘ripped off’
I had just about given up on Trump, and then he says this. We can only hope that he will follow through, and not be persuaded by McMaster that all Pakistan needs is a few more U.S. billions to turn it into a reliable ally. “Trump to ‘cut all military aid to Pakistan’, thinks Washington […]
Pakistan: Police on high alert guarding churches against Easter jihad attacks
They don’t need to deploy any police around churches. They should just send Nihad Awad and Ibrahim Hooper and Qasim Rashid and Reza Aslan over to stand in front of the churches and explain to jihad terrorists that they’re misunderstanding Islam’s teachings of peace and tolerance. “Police gear up for Easter Day protection against terrorism,” […]