Reporting from Urumqi / China Delegations of clerics visiting China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are proving that Western media and Uighur separatists’ claims that “China is banning Islam and practicing genocide against Uighur” are false. The last important visit came from Pakistan, a country with high Islamic sensitivity. Between July 16-19, a delegation of senior Pakistani clerics visited Xinjiang, visiting Kashgar, Aksu, ...
By Taimur Khan* In spite of the world experiencing all-encompassing stagnation due to a surge in the COVID-19 global pandemic, the geopolitical environment remains in a state of constant flux. International relations continue to move forward with global developments proceeding as usual, underscored by conflict, commercial activity, and political realignments. Since the beginning of the new decade wherein the course ...
Today the global competition shifting to the Asia-Pacific and Pakistan becomes an important ally for international actors. Islamabad, a key actor in relations with India, China, Russia, Turkey and US, has strengthened its position in the international competition with the growing geopolitical importance of South Asia. Taking a decisive position against the USA’s containment policy to China in the region, ...