Here, jihadist warfare imitates Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando: “I like you. That’s why I’m going to kill you last.” In other words, collaborating with the jihadists has not spared the ISI, but only somewhat delayed their becoming a target. “Blast ‘hits Peshawar security HQ’,” from BBC News, November 13: A bomb has hit Pakistan’s intelligence agency […]
Spencer: Pakistan Defeats the Taliban — Again
In my column in Human Events this morning I discuss Pakistan’s longstanding double game: The Taliban, sponsor of Osama bin Laden, terror-makers for decades, are on the ropes — at least in Pakistan. Pakistan’s foreign minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, delivered the good news on Sunday: the Taliban is being routed along the Afghanistan border. […]
European and American jihadists training in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Then they’re going home and…waiting. “Report: Western jihadists being trained in Afghanistan, Pakistan,” from DPA, November 3 (thanks to James): Paris – More and more Europeans and Americans are travelling to Afghanistan and Pakistan to be trained to carry out jihad, or Islamic armed struggle, against the West, the online edition of the French daily […]
Pakistan: Jihadists blow up high school for girls
It is fairly common to see the tribal regions of Pakistan described as “lawless,” as this story does. But while the central government may not have meaningful authority in the area, it is not lawlessness, per se, that is the issue. Instead, it is the imposition by force of Sharia law. “Militants blow up Pakistan […]
Clinton to Pakistanis on Al-Qaeda top dogs: “I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are, and couldn’t get to them if they really wanted to”
Challenging them on Al-Qaeda, but not on women’s rights But of course the Pakistani authorities say they’re doing all they can. As they did all through the years in which they were funneling American anti-terror money to the jihadists they were supposed to be fighting. “Clinton Challenges Pakistanis on Al Qaeda,” by Mark Landler in […]
Taliban welcomes Hillary Clinton to Pakistan with car bomb that kills 90
A welcome according to time-hallowed local custom. “Car bomb kills 90 in Pakistan as Hillary Clinton visits,” by Zeeshan Haider and Andrew Quinn for Reuters, October 28 (thanks to Maxwell): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – A car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 90 people in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar on Wednesday, just hours after […]
Pakistan: Suicide bomber strikes outside suspected nuclear weapons facility
It’s not the first time something like this has happened, either. Given the concern even within Pakistan about young officers aiding the Taliban, the fact that this one “only” made it to the first checkpoint is not a reliable indicator of the overall security of the facilities. “Bomb hits outside suspected Pakistani nuclear-weapons site,” by […]
Pakistan: Christians launch movement to repeal blasphemy laws
This is much welcome and long overdue. For years we have chronicled here how Muslims use the blasphemy laws to victimize non-Muslims in Pakistan. But given the way things are going there these days, this initiative is unlikely to succeed. “All Christian Parties Conference to End Blasphemy law set to launch movement,” from the Pakistan […]
Jihadist/martyrdom bombers hit aeronautical complex, restaurant in Pakistan
As the government attempts to show that it really is using U.S. money to fight against the jihadists. “Bombs Strike Northwest Pakistan as Taliban Attacks Escalate,” by Khalid Qayum for Bloomberg, October 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — Two bombs struck northwestern Pakistan today as militants escalated near-daily attacks […]
US arms the jihad, produces F-16s for Pakistan
Dhimmi idiocy. “Lockheed Martin Unveils First New F-16 for Pakistan in Ceremony Attended by Air Force Chiefs,” a press release, October 13 (thanks to DFS): FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct 13, 2009 /PRNewswire- unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Pakistan in ceremonies today at its Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Officials including the […]
A “growing number” of U.S. and European jihadists attending jihad camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan
“Flow of terrorist recruits increasing: Westerners attending camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan despite successful U.S. strikes,” by Craig Whitlock for the Washington Post, October 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): BERLIN — Midway through a propaganda video released last month by a group calling itself the German Taliban, a surprise guest made an […]
Taliban in Pakistan: Christians must convert to Islam or pay jizya, or else be killed and their women “treated as sex slaves”
“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” — Koran 9:29 […]
Pakistan: Muslim teacher savagely beats Christian 6th grade girl for saying she’s Pakistani
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Christian Girl Attacked For Saying She’s Pakistani,” by Jawad Mazhar for BosNewsLife, October 11 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): DHAREMA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)– A Christian schoolgirl in Pakistan’s Punjab province was recovering Sunday, October 11, after she was allegedly “ruthlessly beaten” with a bamboo stick by a Muslim headteacher for […]
Pakistan: Yet another bombing in Peshawar
There are conflicting reports about whether it was a car bomb, or a woman in a burqa. “Pakistan: Fresh blast strikes northwestern city,” from AdnKronos International, October 16: Peshawar, 16 October (AKI) – A bomb blast in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday killed at least eleven people, police officials said. A burqa-clad […]
Jihadists ambush Pakistani police, kill 39
Jihad in Pakistan still escalating. “39 dead as militants ambush Pakistan police,” by Arif Ali for AFP, October 15 (thanks to James): LAHORE, Pakistan — Militants unleashed coordinated attacks on Pakistani police in which 39 people died Thursday, storming offices in Lahore and bombing a northwest station to escalate 11 days of carnage. The simultaneous […]
Pakistani soldiers misunderstanding Islam, joining jihad terror groups
These guys must have been fooled by greasy Islamophobes who somehow convinced them to ignore all the peaceful teachings of the Koran. “Soldiers turning rogue Pak’s new terror headache,” by Chidanand Rajghatta in the Times of India, October 13 (thanks to Puneet): WASHINGTON: A prominent Pakistani military commando-turned-terrorist mastermind who was reported killed in a […]
Pakistani Taliban leader: “We want an Islamic state. If we get that, then we will go to the borders and help fight the Indians”
Actually, Pakistan has already been extending that option to captured Taliban jihadists. “Pakistan: Taliban leader warns India will be ‘attacked’,” from AdnKronos International, October 14: Islamabad, 14 October (AKI) – The Pakistani Taliban’s new leader Hakimullah Mehsud warned India of future attacks and sent a message to Pakistan’s army that if it wanted a halt […]
Al-Qaeda’s second banana lashes out against “apostate” Pakistani military
Apostates from Islam, mind you, may be lawfully slaughtered, per Muhammad’s own instructions. “Al-Qaeda number two lashes out at Pakistani military,” from Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 14: Islamabad – The Pakistan Army has become a tool in the hands of the “crusaders” to save American and NATO troops from certain defeat in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda’s second-in-command said […]
Pakistan: Most hostages released from army headquarters
An update on this particularly brazen attack. “Most hostages freed in army HQ raid: Pakistan military,” from Agence France-Presse, October 10: Most hostages seized by militants after a bid to storm Pakistan’s army headquarters were rescued as the army launched an operation against the attackers Sunday, a military spokesman said. “The operation has been started […]
Jihadists attack Pakistani army headquarters
Audacious. Brazen. Assertive. “Six soldiers dead in attack on Pakistan army HQ,” by Khurram Shahzad for AFP, October 10: RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Heavily-armed militants tried to storm Pakistan’s army headquarters on Saturday, with six soldiers and four rebels killed in an audacious attack near the capital Islamabad, officials said. Six insurgents armed with automatic weapons […]