India, Aug. 11 -- While Islamabad spares no effort in condemning India and other adversaries, it pointedly avoids criticising Beijing - choosing economic dependency and strategic alignment over consistent advocacy for Muslim rights

Pakistan has long positioned itself as a defender of Muslim causes worldwide, from Kashmir to Palestine, claiming to stand up for the oppressed. However, this self-proclaimed role rings hollow when confronted with its deafening silence on the Chinese government's systematic oppression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang (East Turkistan).

While vocally condemning alleged human rights violations in India and elsewhere, Pakistan's conspicuous inaction over the Uyghur issue exposes a glaring double standard rooted in g...