East Turkistan government-in-exile condemns Pakistan-China alliance over Uighur genocide

The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has strongly condemned the growing alliance between Pakistan and China, saying it is being done deceptively in the name of “counter-terrorism” cooperation.

In a post on X, ETGE said, “This dangerous partnership – characterized by joint security cooperation, military exercises, and police training in occupied East Turkistan – is a blatant attempt to institutionalize state-sponsored terrorism and further strengthen China’s campaign of genocide against the Uighurs and Turkic peoples.”

Since 2001, China has used the pretext of “counterterrorism” to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in East Turkistan. Using this false narrative, the Chinese government has committed mass internment, mass killings, forced labor, religious persecution, and destruction of cultural heritage, all of which violate international human rights law.

ETGE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Security, Saleh Hudayar, said, “Pakistan has not only betrayed the Uighurs and other East Turkistan Muslims, but has also become a willing partner in China’s Uighur genocide. The international community must act now to stop this unholy alliance of terror before it causes more destruction and suffering.”

ETGE in an official press release informed that millions of innocent Uighur Muslims and other Turkic people have suffered unimaginable atrocities, which have been condemned by global human rights organizations and termed as genocide and crimes against humanity.

ETGE described Pakistan’s participation in this pact as a shameful act of betrayal. Despite its claims to support Muslim solidarity and human rights, Pakistan has allied itself with China, which has oppressed millions of Muslims in East Turkistan. By collaborating with China’s imperialist and genocidal regime, Pakistan is complicit in China’s campaign of colonisation, genocide and occupation in East Turkistan, causing enormous suffering to its Muslim co-religionists.

The hypocrisy is shocking: while Pakistan presents itself as a global defender of Muslim interests, it collaborates with the regime responsible for some of the most severe repression of Muslims in recent history.

The East Turkistan government in exile urges nations and international human rights organizations to take immediate action against this dangerous alliance. They call on the United Nations, the European Union and democratic governments around the world to impose sanctions on individuals and entities involved in China’s genocide and Pakistan’s betrayal of its Muslim brothers.

Additionally, they urge the international community to support East Turkistan’s fight for justice by pressuring the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute Chinese officials for genocide and crimes against humanity in East Turkistan.