Suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan/Beijing issued a statement

reported by Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, following the death of 6 people, including five Chinese citizens, in a suicide attack on a car carrying Chinese engineers who are working on a project to build a dam in northwest Pakistan, the Beijing Embassy in Islamabad asked its citizens to increase security measures.

This is the third suicide attack within a week on Chinese interests in this country located in South Asia. The first two attacks were carried out on a Pakistan Navy air base and a strategic port in the southwest of Balochistan province, respectively; A port where the Chinese are building infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars.

Chinese engineers were on their way to Islamabad to build a dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they were targeted by a suicide attack. Five Chinese and a Pakistani driver were killed in this attack.

The city of Dasu, where this big project is to be built, was the target of suicide attacks in the past. In 2021, a bus bombing killed 13 people, including 9 Chinese citizens.

Beijing embassy in Islamabad, while requesting a comprehensive investigation into this incident, announced in a statement: The Chinese embassy and consulates of this country in Pakistan have immediately started emergency measures and want the Pakistani side to investigate. make a comprehensive and severely punish the wrongdoers and take practical and effective measures to protect Chinese citizens.

In another part of this statement, Chinese citizens present in Pakistan have been warned to intensify security measures and remain vigilant.