پاک چین اقتصادی راہ داری کی کام یابی میں بین المذاہب اور سماجی ہم آہنگی کا کردار: مسلم فکر کو درپیش خطرات

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the twenty-first Century around the globe. It is a long-term bilateral project of China and Pakistan, connecting China with the rest of the world. A road network, linking Kashgar in the Xinjiang region to Gwadar in Baluchistan, reduces 10,000 miles of sea route and connects Shanghai to Africa and Europe through Gwadar. Although China has plunked a huge amount capital in CPEC, Pakistan’s key role cannot be overemphasized. The realization of CPEC directly hinges on beliefs and practices of interfaith and social harmony in the region. Islam provides guidelines on integration, tolerance, and mutual harmony between diverse cultures. Interfaith and social harmony confront myriad challenges to a massive CPEC. These challenges include international imperialism, religious extremists, sectarian elements, conceited nationalists, terrorist-groups, annihilating law and order situation, and hostile agencies. China and Pakistan both consist of diversified faiths and religious communities. This article elucidates and analyses these religious and social challenges to cope with prevalent ordeals. It will hopefully help the stakeholders to contrive dynamics of interfaith and social harmony in the region.