Certain 'elements' trying to damage Sino-Pak ties: FO.Byline: ANI Islamabad, July 10 (ANI): Pakistan has said some 'elements' are trying to damage its relations with China by linking Islamabad with the unrest in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi. Addressing a weekly briefing here, Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit For disambiguation of Basit Abdul Basit Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (عبد الباسط عبد الصمد) (1988-1927) was an Egyptian Qur'anic Recitor, considered to be one of the greatest, said Pakistan would not allow nefarious elements to hamper ties between the two old allies. "There are some 'elements' which are working against the interests of Pakistan and China and the two countries will continue to make bilateral efforts to ensure that those elements do not destabilise Verb 1. destabilise - become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly" destabilize change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" or damage interests of the two countries," The Nation quoted Basit, as saying. "Pakistan was committed not to allow any element in the country to work against the interests of China because Beijing's interests were Islamabad's interests," he added. Earlier, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that Beijing expects cooperation from neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. countries to safeguard peace and stability in the region. At least 156 people have been killed in ethnic violence in Urumqi.ore than 1,000 people have been wounded and 1,434 arrested during the unrest. The violence forced President Hu Jintao Hu Jintao (h  ` jĭn`tou`), 1942–, Chinese political leader, b. Jixi, Anhui prov. A hydroelectric engineering graduate (1965) of Qinghua Univ. to cut short his visit to
Italy.
About 20 million, representing 47 ethnic groups, live in China's vast Xinjiang region. The largest group is the 8.3 million ethnic Uighurs - an Islamic central Asian people  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . (ANI)
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