Pakistan, Afghanistan hold talks at China’s Urumqi: sources
- 01-Apr-2026
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding talks in China’s northwestern city of Urumqi, diplomatic sources here said on Wednesday. “Pakistan has nominated the foreign ministry’s additional secretary for the dialogue with Afghanistan officials,” sources said. Pakistan is prepared for talks with Afghanistan but will not change its policy to target the terror hideouts in the […]
China’s airline to launch regular flight from Urumqi to Lahore in June
- 20-Mar-2018
BEIJING: China Southern will launch regular flights between Urumqi, the capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and the Pakistani city of Lahore in June this year. China Southern Airlines will launch 11 new domestic routes in the region, according to Xu Jianmin, vice sales manager of the company’s Xinjiang branch on Tuesday. Five […]
Chinese initiative: Four-nation counter-terrorism mechanism announced
- 04-Aug-2016
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and three other countries of the region have formally announced a four-nation alliance to fight terrorism. Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and Tajikistan have formally unveiled a counterterrorism mechanism on Wednesday.
China's Urumqi bans Islamic veil, sparking rights concerns
- 11-Dec-2014
BEIJING: The capital of China's far western Xinjiang has banned the wearing of Islamic veils in public, the regional government said on Thursday, in a move experts worry could spark more unrest in the troubled region.
China executes eight for “terrorist” attacks in Xinjiang
- 24-Aug-2014
BEIJING: China has executed eight people for "terrorist" attacks in its restive far western region of Xinjiang, including three who "masterminded" a dramatic car crash in the capital's Tiananmen Square in 2013, state media said.
China sentences 113 on terror crimes in Xinjiang
- 30-Jun-2014
Courts in China’s western Xinjiang region have sentenced 113 people to jail terms ranging from 10 years to life for terrorist activities and other crimes, the Xinjiang government said, the latest in a slew of prosecutions targeting militant separatism. The sentences come after Beijing has vowed to crack down on religious extremists and separatist groups, […]