Pakistan Authorities back China’s clampdown on Uyghurs

July 2, 2021 | By Agencies and Mwangi Maina

Pakistan’s support to Chinese actions near the border has evolved from counterterrorism measures taken against Uyghur-origin militants affiliated with South Asian jihadist outfits to lifting individuals at the behest of the Chinese government.

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid writes for The Diplomat that textile and carpet merchant Abdul Wali’s elder brother was abducted by local authorities. Wali belongs to an Uyghur Muslim family originally hailing from the Dabancheng district of Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang region.

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