U.N. experts and activists say at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs, and members of other largely Muslim minority groups, have been detained in camps in the region of western China. Beijing describes the camps as vocational training centres to help stamp out religious extremism and teach new work skills.
India's historic move to change the status of Jammu and Kashmir has discomforted Pakistan so much that Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his weekend, took to social media to attack New Delhi once again over attempting to "change demography of Kashmir through ethnic cleansing."
The prime minister took to Twitter saying that the "curfew, crackdown and impending genocide of Kashmiris" in so-called "occupied-Kashmir" are "unfolding exactly according to the RSS ideology inspired by Nazi ideology."
"Attempt is to change the demography of Kashmir through ethnic cleansing," he said.
"Will the world watch and appease as they did Hitler at Munich?" Khan questioned further.
Khan’s remarks seem to come from some sort of empathy for Muslims across the world but Khan’s outrage appears very selective when compared to his comments about Uighur Muslims in China.
On March 27, Khan told Financial Times: “Frankly, I don’t know much about it.”
When the interviewer points out that Turkey was vocal, Khan said: “If I had enough knowledge about it I would comment, but I don’t.”
Dear @ImranKhanPTI While you remain absolutely "ignorant" of Chinese Muslims ie #Uighurs, you seem quite concerned abt Kashmiri and Indian Muslims. Why the double standards?#DontBeAHypocrite pic.twitter.com/GKRmVzyMSo
— Taha Siddiqui (@TahaSSiddiqui) August 11, 2019
U.N. experts and activists say at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs, and members of other largely Muslim minority groups, have been detained in camps in the region of western China. Beijing describes the camps as vocational training centres to help stamp out religious extremism and teach new work skills.
1. Khan slams India
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Khan's remarks came in the wake of India's decision to revoke Article 370 that accorded special status to the region and pass a bill bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories.
The new union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will come into existence on October 31.
In his provocative remarks, Khan further alleged that he is "afraid" of the fact that this "RSS ideology of Hindu Supremacy, like the Nazi Aryan Supremacy, will not stop" in Kashmir, and "instead it will lead to suppression of Muslims in India and eventually lead to targeting of Pakistan."
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2. Khan calls it Hindu supremacy
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"The Hindu Supremacists version of Hitler's Lebensraum," he added.
Amid the heightening tension, Pakistan, last week, initiated a series of decisions, including downgrading bilateral relations with India and suspending bilateral trade, halting of Samjhauta and Thar Express trains from its side and banning of Indian movies from Pakistani cinemas.
On its part, New Delhi asked Islamabad to review its decision so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved while strictly maintaining that its steps in Jammu and Kashmir are an "entirely internal affair".
The international community has urged both countries to exercise restraint and ensure that peace and stability prevail a
3. Kashmir dispute has no military solution says Iran
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The Kashmir dispute has no military solution and should be resolved diplomatically by India and Pakistan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday. In a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Rouhani said that the two neighbouring countries should exercise restraint and stop the killing of innocent people in Kashmir. He added that the dispute on the issue is causing apprehension for all the other countries in the subcontinent, reported Dunya News. The call was made by Khan as part of his outreach to world leaders over the Indian government's decision to scrap Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
He had earlier made similar calls to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian PM Mahathir Bin Mohamad. Pakistan has made a series of moves to remonstrate against the abrogation of Article 370, such as suspending bilateral trade and downgrading diplomatic relations with India. On its part, New Delhi asked Islamabad to review its decision so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved while strictly maintaining that its steps in Jammu and Kashmir are an "entirely internal affair". The international community has urged both countries to exercise restraint and ensure that peace and stability prevail across the Line of Control (LoC).
