China's largest Muslim ally broke ranks to criticize its repression of the Muslim Uighur minority

China has subjected its Uighur population, a majority-Muslim ethnic minority, to an unprecedented amount of surveillance and policing. Beijing has insisted that this helps counter terrorism and prevent religious radicalism. But earlier this week Pakistan's federal minister openly criticized those policies, saying that they actually fuel religious extremism. It is the strongest condemnation of China's actions from a Muslim ally yet. Pakistan is China's closest ally in the Muslim world. Pakistan, ...