Islamabad
\nStrongly condemning the suicide attack on the Dasu Hydropower Project staff, Chian on Tuesday urged Pakistan to \u201cseverely punish\u201d perpetrators\u2019 of the terrorist attack.
\nAt least six people including five Chinese nationals were killed after their vehicle was attacked in Shangla\u2019s Besham city. According to the Malakand\u2019s deputy inspector general of police (DIG), a suicide bomber crashed his vehicle full of explosives into the car in which the Chinese nationals were travelling.
\nIn a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan said: \u201cAt around 1pm on 26th March local time, a Chinese company\u2019s bus carrying staff on the Dasu Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province was hit by terrorist attack. 5 Chinese citizens and 1 Pakistani citizen were unfortunately deceased.\u201d
\nThe embassy and Consulates General in Pakistan expressed deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to the bereaved families. It further said that they were making every effort to handle the aftermath together with the Pakistani side.
\nThe embassy further said that it has launched an emergency plan immediately, requesting the Pakistani side to \u201cthoroughly investigate the attack and severely punish the perpetrators\u201d.
\nAll necessary measures were being taken to protect the safety of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects in Pakistan, and to ensure such incidents will not happen again, it added.
\nIn addition to this, the embassy reminded Chinese citizens, enterprises in Pakistan to pay close attention to the security situation, enhance security alerts, strengthen security measures, and make every effort to take safety precautions.
\nIt was not the first time that Chinese nationals came under attack in Dasu, the site of a major dam, as 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, were killed in an explosion in 2021.
\nChinese engineers are currently working on a number of projects in Pakistan with Beijing investing over $65 billion in infrastructure works as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under Beijing\u2019s wider Belt and Road initiative.
\nNo one claimed responsibility for Tuesday\u2019s attack, nor was there a claim for the 2021 attack.
\nForeign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned the fresh attack and said Pakistan would continue to fight against the militants.
\nIn a statement, the Foreign Office said that the life and safety of Chinese nationals in Pakistan was of paramount importance.
\n\u201cPakistan will continue to work with our Chinese brothers in ensuring the safety and security of Chinese nationals, projects and institutions in Pakistan,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Strongly condemning the suicide attack on the Dasu Hydropower Project staff, Chian on Tuesday urged Pakistan to \u201cseverely punish\u201d perpetrators\u2019 of the terrorist attack. At least six people including five Chinese nationals were killed after their vehicle was attacked in Shangla\u2019s Besham city. According to the Malakand\u2019s deputy inspector general of police (DIG), a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":396486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-396442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n