ISLAMABAD (AP) — Scores of Pakistani men whose Muslim Uighur wives have disappeared into internment camps in China feel helpless, fighting a wall of silence as they struggle to reunite their families.
Political and economic factors, including concerns about losing out on vast Chinese investments, have kept Muslim countries like Pakistan quiet about the plight of their fellow Muslims, being weaned off their faith in so-called re-education camps.
Beijing has been accused of interning members of its Muslim population — by some reports as many as 1 million — to "re-educate" them away from their faith. It's seen as the government's response to riots and attacks blamed on separatists.
Beijing's up to $75 billion project is expected to bring new prosperity to Pakistan, where the average citizen lives on just $125 a month.
