The situation in Pakistan is more nuanced then that applicable in Sinkiang-Uighur. We have dozen brands all claiming that they are 'Muslim' and what they uphold is 'Islam'. So sure are these bigots that they will kill others who do not subscribe to their brand of Islam. Thus we have dozens of brands killing and fighting each other. All the brands just follow their own interpretation and will challange ( kill ) each other and challange the ( state ) by fighting it.
Thus for us the problem is already intractable. You in China have every mosque mullah answering and subject to central control. Our mullah espouse what they want to. tommorow one could ask his followrs to go against China. Another one might ak his followes to kill shia and it goes on and non. Thus we have chaos.
I give you one example. The Lal Masjid incident in our capital city. The mullah and his supporters kidnnaped Chinese citizens. After lot of negotiation the government attacked. To cut a long story the Mullah who was responsible is still alive, still teraching the same poison and he has got rewarded with a new mosque. I do not think China would have handled this matter this way if this was in Beijang or Kashgar.
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Because we do not have
one brand called Islam we have dozens. All are so sure that their brand is Islam and allah is behind them that they will be prepared to kill each other. Thus in this situation of dozens of fractured brands nobody can agree on one brand or one interpretation of Islam the only sensible thing left for the state is to untangle itself from this mess of rivalries and become a
neutral third party that instead concentrates on law and order without taking any sides in the conflict of brands. That is what I mean secularism. I don't mean ban or get rid of Islam. I mean the state lets all keep their brans but do not impose any versions on the rest or take sides. It becomes a independant prefect above all the petty arguments which have been going on since 1,000 years and will go on for another 1,000 years ...