There are many mislead, Islamitized Pakistanis who believe in unconditional sacrifice for other Muslims. Muslims who have done nothing significant to help Pakistan weather in Kashmir or any other area.
Sometimes these other Muslim "brothers" create problems for Pakistan such as Arab Al-Queda militants hiding in our country. Or when middle class Pakistanis in Gulf Arab states are treated like slaves by their Arab employees, subject to racism by Arab supremacists (I have experienced that as well); these Pan-Islamist Pakistanis are nowhere to be found when it comes to these issues.
Also when Muslims persecute Muslims such as in Darfur, these Pan-Islamist Pakistanis are again nowhere to be seen or heard of.
These Pan-Islamist Pakistanis who try to develop an inferiority complex amongst the Pakistani population to other Muslims, are silent to the crimes against Muslims by Muslims in Kurdistan, Balochistan etc.
These Pan-Islamist Pakistanis have never condemned the silence of other Muslims to India's policies in Kashmir, nor do they acknowledge the fact that China has been a more loyal ally to Pakistan than most other Muslim countries.
Nor do they condemn their Muslim "brothers" for having full diplomatic and trade relations with India, despite abuses in Kashmir and also within India by Hindutva militants which has killed thousands of people including Muslims.
What about the uprising and violence in Tibet, where were all the Muslims to speak on that?
Pakistan was one of the only countries to support China when other countries tried to boycott them during last summer's Olympics because of the alleged human rights abuse in Tibet.
So why are some complaining now? Even Turkey which has raised voices against China's policies in Xiang, faces similar accusations when it comes to Kurdistan. Where does this hypocrisy end?
Those Pakistanis out there who think Pakistan should sacrifice it's friendship with China for the sake of the Uighurs need to answer quite a few questions.
What have the Uighurs done for Pakistan? When was the last time other Muslim countries sacrificed their economic and political relations with India for the sake of Pakistan?
The Uighurs who live just north of Kashmir have never once volunteered to help their Kashmiri Muslim brothers to my knowledge.
What about Pakistan's own separatist movements in Balochistan; should we by our own hypocritical standards give independence to Balochistan because some there demand it?
What if China decides to condemn our human rights abuses in Balochistan and call for an independent Baloch state? (even though Balochistan is not just Baloch)
Even the Pakistani blogger Moin Ansari, whom I admire, unbelievably thinks he has the right to condemn China's human rights in Xiang but never wrote a single line on Pakistan's human rights abuses in Balochistan.
Most other Muslim countries stand for their own interests while Pakistan goes out of it's way to help Afghanistan, Iran, the Arab states, only to be back-stabbed in the end.
I am not asking Pakistanis to condone the alleged human rights abuse in Xiang, but it's not in our place to complain about another country's policies towards their minorities, when we ourselves have a bad record of mistreating our own minorities in Balochistan, Sindh and elsewhere.
As mentioned, most other Muslim countries stand out for their own interests, it's time Pakistan does the same for once. And our friendship with China is in our best interests.
While all other Muslim countries were silent on Kashmir and turned their backs on Pakistan, China is the only country that has stood by Pakistan and we must be grateful to have a loyal friend like China.
Thankfully, the government of Pakistan shares my view and has taken serious steps that Pakistan not be used as a base to carry out militancy in China. Also thankfully, the majority of educated Pakistanis (save for a small handful of Islamists) agree with me on these issues.
Readers interested in the Xiang issue should also read this article.
Sometimes these other Muslim "brothers" create problems for Pakistan such as Arab Al-Queda militants hiding in our country. Or when middle class Pakistanis in Gulf Arab states are treated like slaves by their Arab employees, subject to racism by Arab supremacists (I have experienced that as well); these Pan-Islamist Pakistanis are nowhere to be found when it comes to these issues.
Also when Muslims persecute Muslims such as in Darfur, these Pan-Islamist Pakistanis are again nowhere to be seen or heard of.
These Pan-Islamist Pakistanis who try to develop an inferiority complex amongst the Pakistani population to other Muslims, are silent to the crimes against Muslims by Muslims in Kurdistan, Balochistan etc.
These Pan-Islamist Pakistanis have never condemned the silence of other Muslims to India's policies in Kashmir, nor do they acknowledge the fact that China has been a more loyal ally to Pakistan than most other Muslim countries.
Nor do they condemn their Muslim "brothers" for having full diplomatic and trade relations with India, despite abuses in Kashmir and also within India by Hindutva militants which has killed thousands of people including Muslims.
What about the uprising and violence in Tibet, where were all the Muslims to speak on that?
Pakistan was one of the only countries to support China when other countries tried to boycott them during last summer's Olympics because of the alleged human rights abuse in Tibet.
So why are some complaining now? Even Turkey which has raised voices against China's policies in Xiang, faces similar accusations when it comes to Kurdistan. Where does this hypocrisy end?
Those Pakistanis out there who think Pakistan should sacrifice it's friendship with China for the sake of the Uighurs need to answer quite a few questions.
What have the Uighurs done for Pakistan? When was the last time other Muslim countries sacrificed their economic and political relations with India for the sake of Pakistan?
The Uighurs who live just north of Kashmir have never once volunteered to help their Kashmiri Muslim brothers to my knowledge.
What about Pakistan's own separatist movements in Balochistan; should we by our own hypocritical standards give independence to Balochistan because some there demand it?
What if China decides to condemn our human rights abuses in Balochistan and call for an independent Baloch state? (even though Balochistan is not just Baloch)
Even the Pakistani blogger Moin Ansari, whom I admire, unbelievably thinks he has the right to condemn China's human rights in Xiang but never wrote a single line on Pakistan's human rights abuses in Balochistan.
Most other Muslim countries stand for their own interests while Pakistan goes out of it's way to help Afghanistan, Iran, the Arab states, only to be back-stabbed in the end.
I am not asking Pakistanis to condone the alleged human rights abuse in Xiang, but it's not in our place to complain about another country's policies towards their minorities, when we ourselves have a bad record of mistreating our own minorities in Balochistan, Sindh and elsewhere.
As mentioned, most other Muslim countries stand out for their own interests, it's time Pakistan does the same for once. And our friendship with China is in our best interests.
While all other Muslim countries were silent on Kashmir and turned their backs on Pakistan, China is the only country that has stood by Pakistan and we must be grateful to have a loyal friend like China.
Thankfully, the government of Pakistan shares my view and has taken serious steps that Pakistan not be used as a base to carry out militancy in China. Also thankfully, the majority of educated Pakistanis (save for a small handful of Islamists) agree with me on these issues.
Readers interested in the Xiang issue should also read this article.
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