Counter-claim: Pakistan is fighting its own desperate internal battle against Islamist extremism.

Many see Africa as a breeding ground for violent Islamist extremism.

It has nurtured Wahhabism and exported Islamist extremism around the world.

The French government has announced sweeping new anti-terrorism measures to counter home-grown Islamist extremism.

Beijing has said the measures are needed to stem the threat of Islamist extremism.

But we've not progressed so far in tackling Islamist extremism.

He also said the politicians should leave the fight against Islamist extremism to the monks.

The governments of both countries have been accused of sometimes fanning Islamist extremism for political gain.

Prosecutors said he was a "dedicated supporter of Islamist extremism".

For mainland China and the wider world, Xinjiang became part of the global fight against Islamist extremism.

It is a poisonous ideology of Islamist extremism that is condemned by all faiths and faith leaders.

The prime minister has been clear... that where Islamist extremism does exist it should be tackled head on.

He warned last week against cutting aid to an "indispensable" ally in the war against Islamist extremism.

Meanwhile, violent Islamist extremism has spread amid the atmosphere of animosity and suspicion, and the overstretch of law enforcement.

He has previously said he would stop the spread of Islamist extremism by rebuilding the intelligence service and surveilling citizens.

Islamist extremism is rare in Central Asia, a secular region ruled from Moscow until the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991.