China asks Pakistan to take stringent measures to uproot extremist outfit ETIM.ISLAMABAD, June 02, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Beijing has asked Islamabad to mobilize all possible sources to uproot extremist outfit East Turkistan Islamic Movement Noun 1. East Turkistan Islamic Movement - a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM ETIM East Turkestan Islamic Movement ETIM Electro-Technical Information Model ). This message was conveyed to president Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu: آصف علی زرداری) (Sindhi:آصف علي زرداري) (born July 21, 1956) is the chief of the Zardari tribe and the from Chinese president through diplomatic channels, says BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. here Tuesday. Interior ministry sources told BBC that several members of this extremist organization were taking refuge in tribal areas of Pakistan and were continuing their activities. Sources informed this outfit was not only active in chalking out plan to carry out extremist acts but also providing training to Chinese Muslims to woo them to its activities. It may be mentioned China had to face threats from several other extremist organizations including ETIM in Olympics held in China and this was the main cause that China had to take more stringent security measures in the province located on borders close to Pakistan and in Olympic games. Through the classified documents available with BBC, Chinese president had voiced hope that bilateral cooperation between two countries in war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism would help eradicate ETIM. Chinese president had also expressed his apprehensions over security of 10000 Chinese nationals working in Pakistan and he also showed his grave concern over the security of 3000 Chinese nationals working on Karakoram high way near Swat. Chinese president had voiced fears that extremists in a backlash for ongoing operation against militants could target Chinese nationals. Chinese president said government of Pakistan Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان), The Constitution of Pakistan provides for a Federal Parliamentary System of government, with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Prime attached much importance to the security of Chinese nationals hoping it would spare no efforts in ensuring security arrangements for the safety of Chinese nationals in the wake of operation in Swat. Several Chinese nationals were working on the projects related to oil exploration, communication and other projects in Pakistan. Kidnapping of Chinese nationals from Islamabad was stated to be one of the main causes behind the military operation against Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa in 2007 by former president Pervez Musharraf. In the light of this message of Chinese president, interior ministry has directed security related agencies of all the four provinces to make all out efforts to ensure safety and security of Chinese nationals in their respective areas. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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