At least 18 dead in attack in China's Xinjiang
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BEIJING: At least 18 people are dead after ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China's western Xinjiang region, Radio Free Asia reported on Wednesday.
The attack occurred on Monday in a district of the southern city of Kashgar, where tensions between Muslim Uighurs that call the region home and the majority Han Chinese have led to bloodshed in recent years.
Suspects killed several police officers with knives and bombs after speeding through a traffic checkpoint in a car in Kashgar's Tahtakoruk district, United States-based Radio Free Asia said, citing Turghun Memet, an officer at a nearby police station.
Armed police responded to the attack and killed 15 suspects “designated as terrorists,” Radio Free Asia cited Memet as saying.
The attack comes at the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramazan, a sensitive time in Xinjiang after an uptick in attacks over the past three years in which hundreds have died, blamed by Beijing on Islamist militants.
Repeated calls to the Xinjiang government news office were not answered. Such incidents are frequently reported in overseas media but not confirmed by the Chinese government until days later, if ever.
Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say repressive government policies in Xinjiang, including controls on Islam and on Uighur culture, have provoked unrest, a claim that Beijing denies.
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Jun 24, 2015 11:00am
Say no to China friendship!
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Jun 24, 2015 11:03am
Pakistan should support suppressed Uighurs!
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Jun 24, 2015 11:05am
no comment
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Jun 24, 2015 11:13am
Chinese are not good towards ISLAM!!!
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Jun 24, 2015 11:15am
World will show no sympathy towards china after their support to lakhvi yesterday in UN.
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Jun 24, 2015 11:15am
China ban on burqa and fasting during ramzan and even opposed other religious right of Muslim by suppressed them. why no one from Pakistan protest in the street as they do when something happened like this in the other parts of world
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Jun 24, 2015 11:29am
Muslim brothers are attcked in China...why our Govt & religious leaders silent !
We must go to support our Muslim brothers in China.
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Jun 24, 2015 11:31am
Hmmm what to say??? Its sad .. China should be encouraged to give basic rights to all citizens.
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Jun 24, 2015 11:36am
Its sad incident. Hope China will come with better policies to make this region peaceful.
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Jun 24, 2015 11:58am
@zafar iqbal Another gane to sabotage CPEC.
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Jun 24, 2015 12:07pm
Hope china learns to respect Islam and respect muslims and allow them to practice their faith without any hindrance
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Jun 24, 2015 12:10pm
I condemn this terrorist attack.
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Jun 24, 2015 12:11pm
@helloWorld This is China's internal problem. It is none of our business.
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Jun 24, 2015 12:28pm
China's internal problem. Let them handle it, hoping to do it tactfully.
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Jun 24, 2015 12:28pm
Chinese government should be wise and allow freedom to practice religion in China. History proves that repression is ineffective as a long term solution. Freedom to practice religion is a basic human right as long as it does not infringe on rights of other citizens or on affairs of the State.
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Jun 24, 2015 12:41pm
Not too late to stop PCEC
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Jun 24, 2015 12:44pm
No country is free from suppressing minorities religion including Pakistan so we cannot blame China. Though as a Muslim I will email to China to respect Muslim Chinese just like any other Chinese.
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Jun 24, 2015 12:53pm
@zafar iqbal Fully agreed. Almost 850 Muslims have been killed by the Firing Squads during last one year.
Muslim Men can not grow beard, ladies can not wear Burkas, Not even Eid prayers allowed, No fasting during Holy month of Ramzan. This is barbaric.
The Muslim nations should rise against China on Human Rights Violence.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:01pm
China do this only against all the terrist
act not any religion.....
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Jun 24, 2015 01:01pm
We must not spare chinese as they are enemies of china.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:03pm
China should not kill suspects unless they are proved terrorists by the judiciary. Yesterday only they saved lakhvi based on lack of evidence.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:08pm
Pakistan MUST play a positive role in East-Turkistan. Our friends in Beijing will listen to us - is we only care!
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Jun 24, 2015 01:10pm
It is rulers against the ruled commonly seen in many countries. Unfortunately China has the worse record of human rights.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:11pm
In China, there is no mercy for anyone thinking different from the Government. If a mistake is committed even by a freind, condemnation should be forthcoming. This should be the policy of any right thinking nation.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:14pm
PCEC should be built at any cost. Now foreign agencies will try their level best to sabotage PCEC project.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:22pm
China only tolerates Buddhism and Confucianism and all these eastern religions especially Buddhism are noting but international expansions of Hinduism. India as a birth place of Buddhism, as a largest Hindu nation and second largest Muslim nation should raise prosecution of Muslims by china in UN.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:47pm
China is a communist nation its not secular or Muslim country . they never allow
even they never want to know what we needs or want.
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Jun 24, 2015 01:50pm
@Pakistani do u really think that Pakistan is in a position to encourage the mighty China?
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Jun 24, 2015 01:53pm
Every Government has the duty to ensure peace within its own territory in the best possible manner. This is what exactly Government of China does.Why Pakistanis and Indians are worried. They should demand from their respective government to do the same in their domains and have peace and prosperity.
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Jun 24, 2015 02:11pm
China should adopt moderate policy otherwise extremists shall win sympathy across the Muslim countries and thus destablising the country. USA, India and West would certainly avail this opportunity.
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Jun 24, 2015 02:15pm
@asif u r a true champ....
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Jun 24, 2015 02:28pm
Anytime China takes a strong stand against any issue in the UN, these kind of attacks follow. Recently China backed Pakistan against India in the UN and this happens. Lots of these attacks occurred in past couple of years since Chinese support to Syria and Iran in the UN. I am not floating conspiracy theories and the two may not be connected. I am merely pointing out the past pattern.
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Jun 24, 2015 02:38pm
look at the smiles on chinese soldiers faces, they are enjoying !
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Jun 24, 2015 02:49pm
It is not possible without foreign intervention.
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Jun 24, 2015 02:52pm
@zafar iqbal
Why, we are Pakistanis first. We have already suffered a lot in considering ourselves to be champions of Islam. This agitation seems to be an effort to delay CPEC.
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Jun 24, 2015 03:12pm
China will not listen to Pakistan, it will say its internal matter and not to interfere.
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Jun 24, 2015 03:13pm
I think it may have been done by RAW, just to break the bhabhai relationship between China and Pakistan and to derail CPEC.
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Jun 24, 2015 03:33pm
Prohibiting its citizens from practicing basic tenets of religion is not a wise policy. China has the right to be tough on religious extremism and militancy but they should refrain from dictating to the ordinary people on how they dress up or not grow their beards.
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Jun 24, 2015 03:52pm
@Fact its there internal matter. We've banned eating donkeys or fogs bcoz its our internal matter. India has banned beaf bcoz its there internal matter
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Jun 24, 2015 03:54pm
I don't understand why Pakistan is quiet when it comes to China and make a big deal against Muslims in India. Why such double standards?
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Jun 24, 2015 04:08pm
@zafar iqbal No we say No to people Indian people like You. Long Live Pak China friendship.
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Jun 24, 2015 04:26pm
one thing we all pakistanies should understand.if we expect respect to our religion our culture.......than we should must respect the faith of others...their culture..their values...and the laws of the land if we reside there.
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Jun 24, 2015 04:43pm
Chinese forces just responded to a terrorist attack. .no threat to Pak China CPEC if any extremist attacks from within or outside. . .Nonetheless, Eighur are also Chinese citizens and China should treat them with kindness.
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Jun 24, 2015 04:44pm
This is all related to CPEC. The foreign powers are clearly not going to let go and swallow the bitter pill that is CPEC. Pakistan and China must stand firm and deal with iron fist these foreign nations who are now coming out in open to harm our mutual interests.
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Jun 24, 2015 04:47pm
Is China decided to kill its Muslim population? Pakistan should approach China on diplomatic level because Pakistan cannot afford to host millions of refugees.
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Jun 24, 2015 04:50pm
I think this is chinees way to say "RAMADAN MUBARK"
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Jun 24, 2015 05:27pm
Who is our brothers,Chinese Govt. or oppressed muslims?
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Jun 24, 2015 05:28pm
China has been very strongly repressing Islam and the culture of the Uighurs in the Xinjiang Province for years. There is a very strong resentment in the people of this region against Govt and the Han Chinese. As a somebody who has lived and worked in China for sevral years , I could always see the fear psychosis among the Muslims , who are a subdued community in China . It is not at all like how we in India live and mingle with our Muslim brothers. The general population looks with suspicion and keep the people of Xinjiang isolated from the mainstream in other cities of China where the Uighurs take up petty business.
The leadership in Pakistan who have close ties with China must take up the cause of the people of Xinjiang, who are so colorful and friendly people.
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Jun 24, 2015 05:32pm
There is no freedom of speech for the people of Xinjiang even in their religious places , where a Government representative is always monitoring the proceedings during prayers religious gatherings .
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Jun 24, 2015 05:42pm
@Toori , CPEC is also in China's interest, does not mean that we should not raise our concerns.
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Jun 24, 2015 05:45pm
In the UN , China supported Pakistan against the release of Lakhvi on the grounds that sufficient evidence was not provided by India. With the same argument, the 15 suspects in Xinjiang should have been arrested and tried in a court of law instead of instant justice and execution by the army. On the other hand the Indian army has been trained to be very careful with Kashmiri protesters as we have high regard for human rights in India.
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Jun 24, 2015 06:01pm
Its time for Pakistan to decide, to be silent on Anti-muslim policies, or to support Uighurs brothers
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Jun 24, 2015 06:11pm
I believe if the muslim leaders send a delegation on peaceful diplomacy, china will have hard time saying NO!
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Jun 24, 2015 06:26pm
There is no difference between myanmar and china policies towards muslims.
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Jun 24, 2015 07:02pm
Will China still be a all weather friend when they line up a bunch of Uighars and execute them and then impose strict enforcement? Will we call it an internal affair and turn a blind eye? What is the difference between China and India in Kashmir.
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Jun 24, 2015 08:00pm
Chinese ban on fasting during Ramadan is shocking and shows lack of understanding about Islam. Definitely a lousy decision and ill advised.
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Jun 24, 2015 10:29pm
@kk These incidents are very rare in China but if restrictions carry on worst can happen. China needs to give freedom to all relogions to practice freely. Muslims are the most practicing religion in the world and it effects all if China disallows freedom of religion. Pakistan gov should try to solve this problem with China.
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