As per ETGE, East Turkistan was a sovereign, independent state until it was invaded in 1878 by the Manchu Qing Empire, led by Zuo Zongtang, an officer pursuing colonial ambitions. Following the invasion, the region was unilaterally renamed "Xinjiang," or "new territory," in 1884.
Balochistan Liberation Front (BLA) claimed to have set fire to six mobile phone towers of Pakistani and Chinese companies in Tehsil Dasht of District Kech of Balochistan province.
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], Dec. 6 (ANI): The commander of China's People's Liberation Army, Western Theatre, General Zhao Zongqi Commaon met Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.